CCCC - Table 3

Table 3. Indices of Carrying Capacity. The fundamental assumption is that these indices will be compared as deviations from the mean ("anomalies").

| Small Scale | Mesoscale | Large Scale
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Forcing | Ice Turbulence Internal waves Light penetration | Ice Mixed layer depth Convergence Eddies, jets Light Penetration Fronts, currents Fe input Variation in surface wind stress Species Composition | Ice Gyres, rings Fe input Light penetration Mixed layer depth Variation in surface wind stress (ENSO, Aleutian low, Kelvin wave trapped in coastal zone)
Phytoplankton | Nutrient kinetics Photosynthetic kinetics | Size, chlorophyll concentration Primary productivity rates Nutrient concentrations Isotope rations (e.g., N-15) (Remote sensing (chlorophyll, etc.) | Remote sensing (chlorophyll, etc.)
Herbivores | Grazing thresholds Reproductive performance Patchiness | Condition index (fat content) Reproductive performance Productivity/Biomass Species composition Survival, size structure Biomass | Reproductive performance Growth rate Geographic distribution Survival, size structure
Small Carnivores | Foraging thresholds Reproductive performance Patchiness | Condition index (fat content) Reproductive performance Productivity/Biomass Species composition Survival, size structure Biomass | Growth rate, diet shift Reproductive performance Geographic distribution Survival, size structure Fish growth rates
Large Carnivores | Foraging thresholds Reproductive performance Patchiness Changes of foraging behavior | Condition index (fat content) Reproductive performance (e.g., fecundity, natality) Productivity/Biomass Species composition Survival, size structure Biomass, diet shift Changes of foraging behavior Reproductive success Geographic distribution | Condition index (fat content) Reproductive performance (e.g., fecundity, natality) Productivity/Biomass Species composition Survival, size structure Biomass, diet shift Changes of foraging behavior Reproductive success Geographic distribution
Ecosystem Interactions (competition, predation,etc) |  | Vertical flux of particles Ecological efficiency Size spectrum theory Species composition Predation rates (human vs other) | Vertical flux of particles Ecological efficiency Size spectrum theory Species composition Predation rates (human vs other)