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dc.contributor.authorPedersen, Torstein
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-05T09:22:12Z
dc.date.available2022-09-05T09:22:12Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-04
dc.description.abstractThe trophic position concept is central in system ecology, and in this study, trophic position (TP) estimates from stable-isotopes and an Ecopath mass-balance food web model for the Barents Sea were compared. Two alternative models for estimating TP from stable isotopes, with fixed or scaled trophic fractionation were applied. The massbalance model was parametrized and balanced for year 2000, was comprised of 108 functional groups (Gs), and was based on biomass and diet data largely based on predator stomach data. Literature search for the Barents Sea Large Marine Ecosystem revealed 93 sources with stable isotope data (δ <sup>15</sup>N values) for 83 FGs, and 25 of the publications had trophic position estimated from nitrogen stable isotopes. Trophic positions estimated from the mass-balance model ranged to 5.1 TP and were highly correlated with group mean δ <sup>15</sup>N values, and also highly correlated with the original literature estimates of trophic positions from stable isotopes. On average, TP from the mass-balance model was 0.1 TP higher than the original literature TP estimates (TP<sub>SIR</sub>) from stable isotopes. A trophic enrichment factor (TEF) was estimated assuming fixed fractionation and minimizing differences between trophic positions from Ecopath and TP predicted from δ <sup>15</sup>N values assuming a baseline value for δ <sup>15</sup>N calculated for pelagic particulate organic matter at a baseline TP of 1.0. The estimated TEF of 3.0h was lower than the most commonly used TEF of 3.4 and 3.8h in the literature. The pelagic whales and pelagic invertebrates functional groups tended to have higher trophic positions from Ecopath than from stable isotopes while benthic invertebrate functional groups tended to show an opposite pattern. Trophic positions calculated using the scaled trophic fractionation approach resulted in lower TP than from Ecopath for intermediate TPs and also a larger TP range in the BS. It is concluded that TPs estimated from δ <sup>15</sup>N values using a linear model compared better to the Ecopath model than the TPs from scaled fractionation approach.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPedersen. Comparison Between Trophic Positions in the Barents Sea Estimated From Stable Isotope Data and a Mass Balance Model. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2022;9en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2025736
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmars.2022.813977
dc.identifier.issn2296-7745
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/26634
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dc.relation.journalFrontiers in Marine Science
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleComparison Between Trophic Positions in the Barents Sea Estimated From Stable Isotope Data and a Mass Balance Modelen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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