Table 1.
Prey, A | Predator, B | Ref. | |||
Phytoplankton | Copepods | 1,680 | 21,000 | 13.5 | (14) |
Copepods | Micronekton | 96 | 1,340 | 14.9 | (14) |
Micronekton | Dolphins | 20 | 480 | 26.0 | (14) |
Micronekton | Tunas | 0.094 | 3.24 | 35.5 | (39) |
Copepods | Whales | 0.066 | 3.35 | 56.8 | (40) |
Salmon | Humans | 0.088 | 7.62 | 87.5 | (41)* |
Humans are not included explicitly in the present model, but the estimate of illustrates the magnitude of the fishing effect on fish populations.