Table 2. Summary description of 72 biological functional groups.
| N° | Dom | Name | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | p | Seabirds | SB |
| 2 | p | Marine mammals | MM |
| 3 | p | Sea turtles | TUR |
| 4 | p | Sword fish | XIP |
| 5 | p | Bluefin tuna | THU |
| 6 | p | Large pelagic fish | LPL |
| 7 | p | Medium pelagic fish | MPL |
| 8 | p | Other small pelagic fish | SPL |
| 9 | d | European hake<6 cm | HAK0 |
| 10 | d | European hake 6–12 cm | HAK1 |
| 11 | d | European hake 12.1–22.0 cm | HAK2 |
| 12 | d | European hake 22.1–41.0 cm | HAK3 |
| 13 | d | European hake >41.0 cm | HAK4 |
| 14 | d | Red mullet<8 cm | MUL0 |
| 15 | d | Red mullet 8–12 cm | MUL1 |
| 16 | d | Red mullet 12.1–17 cm | MUL2 |
| 17 | d | Red mullet>17 cm | MUL3 |
| 18 | d | Horse meckerel | TRA |
| 19 | d | Pandora | PAG |
| 20 | d | Demersal fish (slope) | DFS |
| 21 | d | Demersal fish crustacean feeders (shelf) | DFH |
| 22 | d | Demersal fish mixed food (shelf) | DSM |
| 23 | d | Demersal fish piscivorous (shelf) | DSP |
| 24 | d | Demersal fish rocky (shelf) | DSR |
| 25 | d | Mesopelagic fish crustacean feeders (slope) | MSC |
| 26 | d | Mesopelagic fish jelly feeders (slope) | MSG |
| 27 | d | Mesopelagic fish piscivorous (slope) | MSP |
| 28 | d | Rays and skates (shelf) | RSH |
| 29 | d | Rays and skates (slope) | RSS |
| 30 | d | Sharks (shelf) | SSH |
| 31 | d | Sharks (slope) | SSS |
| 32 | p | European anchovy | ENG |
| 33 | p | European pilchard | SAR |
| 34 | p | Epipelagic fish | EPI |
| 35 | d | Cephalopods benthic (shelf) | CEBH |
| 36 | d | Cephalopods benthic (slope) | CEBS |
| 37 | d | Cephalopods pelagic (shelf) | CEPH |
| 38 | d | Cephalopods pelagic (slope) | CEPS |
| 39 | d | Decapods natant (slope) | DNS |
| 40 | d | Decapods natant (shelf) | DNH |
| 41 | d | Decapods reptant (slope) | DRS |
| 42 | d | Decapods reptant (shelf) | DRH |
| 43 | d | Giant red shrimp | ARF |
| 44 | d | Deep water rose shrimp | PWL |
| 45 | b | Suprabenthos | SUP |
| 46 | b | macrobenthos omnivore | O |
| 47 | b | macrobenthos filter-feeder | FF |
| 48 | b | macrobenthos deposit-feeder | DF |
| 49 | b | macrobenthos carnivore | C |
| 50 | b | macrobenthos parasite | PAR |
| 51 | b | macrobenthos scavenger | SCA |
| 52 | b | macrobenthos herbivore | H |
| 53 | b | macrobenthos grazer | GRA |
| 54 | b | macrobenthos suspension-feeder | SF |
| 55 | b | macrobenthos particulate-feeder | PF |
| 56 | b | Meiobenthos | BO |
| 57 | p | Euphausiacea | EUP |
| 58 | p | Gelatinous zooplankton | ZG |
| 59 | p | Large zooplankton | ZL |
| 60 | p | Mesozooplankton | ZM |
| 61 | p | Microzooplankton | ZS |
| 62 | p | Pelagic bacteria | PB |
| 63 | b | Sediment bacteria | BB |
| 64 | p | Pico-phytoplankton | PS |
| 65 | p | Dinoflagellates | DFL |
| 66 | p | Diatom | PL |
| 67 | b | Microphytobenthos | MB |
| 68 | b | Seagrass | SG |
| 69 | b | Macroalgae | MA |
| 70 | b | Detritus Carrion | DC |
| 71 | d | Suspended Particulate Organic Matter | SPOM |
| 72 | b | Benthic Detritus | BD |
Dom = domain: p = pelagic, d = demersal, b = benthic. FG = functional group.