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. 2012 Sep 6;7(9):e43966. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043966

Table 4. Percentages of change in biomass for commercially important trophic groups of prey, by different marine mammals groups, in the seven study ecosystems.

Ecosystem model Trophic groups No MM No pinnipeds No dolphins No whales No toothed whales No baleen whales
Bering Sea Predator fish 160.2 39.0 - 18.5 13.3 4.1
Forage fish −21.0 −33.6 - −48.4 −45.6 0.5
Cephalopods - - - - - -
Benthos 53.1 15.4 - 38.0 35.4 −3.9
Plankton - - - - - -
Gulf of St. Predator fish 19.7 8.3 - 6.7 - -
Lawrence Forage fish 4.2 0.7 - −23.67 - -
Cephalopods - - - - - -
Benthos 0.01 −0.1 - 0.1 - -
Plankton −9.0 −6.5 - −3.9 - -
Benguela Predator fish −8.9 −7.1 - −5.1 - -
Forage fish −4.5 −1.5 - 11.4 - -
Cephalopods −8.7 −11.1 - −15.4 - -
Benthos - - - - - -
Plankton - - - - - -
Eastern tropical Predator fish 8.9 - 1.5 - 7.1 0.2
Pacific Forage fish - - - - - -
Cephalopods - - - - - -
Benthos - - - - - -
Plankton - - - - - -
North Sea Predator fish 2.0 2.0 - - - -
Forage fish 1.5 1.5 - - - -
Cephalopods - - - - - -
Benthos - - - - - -
Plankton - - - - - -
Gulf of Predator fish 90.1 - - - - -
Thailand Forage fish 181.2 - - - - -
Cephalopods 74.1 - - - - -
Benthos 3.1 - - - - -
Plankton −18.6 - - - - -
Strait of Georgia Predator fish −7.5 −6.0 - - −2.2 -
Forage fish - - - - - -
Cephalopods - - - - - -
Benthos - - - - - -
Plankton - - - - - -