LIGHT 



FISHES 



\ 



EPIPHYTIC 

 ALGAE 



INORGANIC 

 NUTRIENTS 



/ 



EPIFAUNA 



LIGHT 



1 



SEAGRASSES 



BACTERIA 



ORGANIC 

 NUTRIENTS 



DETRITUS -► 



BENTHIC 

 ALGAE 



LIGHT 



vj 



-> FISHES 



WATER COLUMN 

 DETRITUS 



BENTHIC 



EPIFAUNA 



&INFAUNA 



■♦ FISHES 



COWNOSE RAYS 



CRABS 



SHRIMPS 



Figure 5. Conceptual model of seagrass communities. 



LIGHT 



VJ 



DISSOLVED 

 INORGANIC ORGANIC 



N. P. & C N. P, & C 



COLUMN COLUMN 



DETRITUS BACTERIA OINOFLAGELLATES 



SEAGRASSES 

 BENTHIC ALGAE 



VJL/ 



OYSTERS 

 & CLAMS 



COWNOSE MAN 

 RAYS 



BENTHIC 

 DETRITUS 



COLUMN 

 DETRITUS 

 & BACTERIA 



I 



CRUSTACEANS 

 POLYCHAETES 

 BIVALVES 

 TUBE WORMS 

 SHRIMPS 



FISHES 



11 



BLUE CRABS 



MEIO-& 

 MICROFAUNA 



INORGANIC FISHES 



N. P. & C 



FISHES MA" 



^T^ 



DISSOLVED 

 ORGANIC 

 N. P. & C 



INORGANIC 

 N. P, & C 



Figure 6. Conceptual model of other benthic communities. 



