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.

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.

Excretion/Consumption ratio (E/C) = 0.35

Jorgensen, S.E., et al., 1991.

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

gramms of carbon/gramms of dry weight = 0.45

Jorgensen, S.E., et al., 1991.

Biomass per bird = 900 g (wet weight)

Dunning, J.B. Jr., 1993

Dry season = 9.00E-06 birds / m2

Wet Season = 3.00E-06 birds / m2

Kushlan, J.A., 1978; Dalrymple G., (pers.com).

*Because weading birds seem to be underestimated compared to woodstork biomass in Browder thesis, we multiplied 3 the number of bird in the above reference.

This compartment eats: Crayfish, Apple Snails, Freshwater Prawns, Aquatic Invertebrates, Terrestrial Invertebrates, Small Herbivorous and Omnivorous Fish, Small Predatory Fish, Lizards, Snakes, Salamanders, Medium Frogs, Small Frogs, and Tadpoles.

Kushlan, J.A., 1978; Kushlan, J.A., 1980; Robbins, C.S, B. Bruun and H. S Zim, 1966; Pearson, T.G., 1923; Oberholser, H.C., 1938.