Patterns of Energy Flow and Utilization
on Georges Bank
Objective: Provide broad ecosystem context for interpretation
of the population dynamics of the
Georges Bank target species
with explicit consideration of:
•The microbial food
web
•New and recycled
primary production
•Spatial
heterogeneity of production on the bank
•Changes in biomass
and production at higher trophic levels
in response to exploitation
•Effects of
environmental forcing on production
processes