Production/Biomass ratio(P/B) = 0.015

Christian R.R., 1992; Christian, R.R. and J.J. Luczkovich, 199?; Christian, R.R. and J.J. Luczkovich, 1996; Kushlan, J.A., 1977.

Production/Biomass ratio(P/B) = 0.015

Consumption/Biomass ratio (C/B) = 0.24

Christian R.R., 1992; Christian, R.R. and J.J. Luczkovich, 199?; Christian, R.R. and J.J. Luczkovich, 1996; Kushlan, J.A., 1977.

Excretion/Consumption ratio (E/C) = 0.2

Jorgensen, S.E., et al., 1991; Kushlan, J.A., 1977.

dry weight/wet weight ratio (dw/ww) = 0.35

gramms of carbon/gramms of dry weight = 0.45

Jorgensen, S.E., et al., 1991; Kushlan, J.A., 1977.

Biomass per bird = 523 g (wet weight)

Dunning, J.B. Jr., 1993

Dry season = 5.73E-06 birds / m²

Wet Season = 2.75E-07 birds / m²

Bolte, W. and O.L. Bass, Jr. 1980; Robbins, C.S., et al., 1986.

*Because wading birds seem to be underestimated compared to woodstork biomass in the Browder thesis, we tripled the number of birds in the above reference.

This compartment consumes: Crayfish, Apple Snail, Freshwater Prawn, Aquatic Invertebrates, Terrestrial Invertebrates, Small Herbivorous and Omnivorous Fish, Small Predatory Fish, Turtles, Lizards, Snakes, Salamanders, Medium Frogs, Small Frogs, Caprimulgiformes, Woodpeckers, Omivorous Passerines, Predatory Passerines, Shrews, Mice & Rats, and Rabbits.

Robbins, C.S, B. Bruun and H. S Zim, 1966; Pearson, T.G., 1923; Oberholser, H.C., 1938; Kushlan, J.A., 1977.