Intertidal oyster reef ecosystem model created by Dame and Patten
(1981). Data were taken from Patten (1985). Model flows are in kcal
m^-2 day^-1; storage data is kcal m^-2.
Usage
data(oyster)
Arguments
References
Dame, R. F., and B. C. Patten. 1981. Analysis of energy flows in an
intertidal oyster reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 5:115-124.
Patten, B. C. 1985. Energy cycling, length of food chains, and direct
versus indirect effects in ecosystems. Can. Bull. Fish. Aqu. Sci. 213:119-138.