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Appendix I 
Y-coordinate Numbers (Left-hand Column) and the Corresponding Food Source by 
Strata (Right-hand Column) Used in the Determination of Wildlife Guilds 
1.0 Primary Consumers 
1.1 Feeds on vegetation in aquatic systems 
1.11 Feeds on vegetation at bottom of water column (substrates are under water columns >25 cm deep) 
Natural reef 
001 
002 
003 
004 
005 
006 
Detritus (organic) 
Plankton 
Diatoms (encrusting on bottom substrate) 
Filamentous algae 
Rooted vascular plants 
Other (e.g., parts of terrestrial rooted plants) 
Artificial reef (man-made structure) 
007 
008 
009 
010 
O11 
012 
Detritus (organic) 
Plankton 
Diatoms (encrusting on bottom substrate) 
Filamentous algae 
Rooted vascular plants 
Other (e.g., parts of terrestrial rooted plants) 
Consolidated bottom 
013 
014 
O15 
016 
O17 
018 
Detritus (organic) 
Plankton 
Diatoms (encrusting on bottom substrate) 
Filamentous algae 
Rooted vascular plants 
Other (e.g., parts of terrestrial rooted plants) 
Unconsolidated bottom 
019 
020 
021 
022 
023 
024 
Aquatic bed 
025 
026 
027 
028 
029 
030 
Detritus (organic) 
Plankton 
Diatoms (encrusting on bottom substrate) 
Filamentous algae 
Rooted vascular plants 
Other (e.g., parts of terrestrial rooted plants) 
Detritus (organic) 
Plankton 
Diatoms (encrusting on bottom substrate) 
Filamentous algae 
Rooted vascular plants 
Other (e.g., parts of terrestrial rooted plants) 
1.12 Feeds on vegetation within water column (i.e., vegetation in water > 25 cm below the surface) 
031 
032 
033 
034 
035 
036 
Detritus (organic) 
Plankton 
Diatoms (encrusting on protruberances) 
Filamentous algae (extending into column) 
Rooted vascular plants (extending into column) 
Other (e.g., parts of terrestrial rooted plants) 
