Table 4.

Ecological network analysis (ENA) indices and uncertainty range calculated for the western Baffin Bay coastal and shelf ecosystem, including range of values reported for Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems

ENA IndexAverage for the WBB Model (Minimum–Maximum)Arctic EcosystemsaAntarctic Ecosystemsb
TST (t km−2 year−14,255 (2,796–4,955) 1,719–19,845 nac 
AMI 1.54 (1.45–1.67) na 1.11–1.44 
Ascendency 8,378 (5,831–10,061) na na 
Relative ascendency (A/C) 0.310 (0.290–0.349) 0.24–0.27 0.414–0.472 
Robustness 0.363 (0.359–0.367) na na 
APL 3.59 (3.22–4.16) 3.17–4.73 3.08–4.82 
FCI 0.160 (0.118–0.220) 0.034–0.136 0.081–0.292 
IFI 0.504 (0.445–0.576) na 0.60–0.77 
Number of functional groups 30 33–140 24–38 
Model area (1,000 k281.4 109–1400 45–637 
ENA IndexAverage for the WBB Model (Minimum–Maximum)Arctic EcosystemsaAntarctic Ecosystemsb
TST (t km−2 year−14,255 (2,796–4,955) 1,719–19,845 nac 
AMI 1.54 (1.45–1.67) na 1.11–1.44 
Ascendency 8,378 (5,831–10,061) na na 
Relative ascendency (A/C) 0.310 (0.290–0.349) 0.24–0.27 0.414–0.472 
Robustness 0.363 (0.359–0.367) na na 
APL 3.59 (3.22–4.16) 3.17–4.73 3.08–4.82 
FCI 0.160 (0.118–0.220) 0.034–0.136 0.081–0.292 
IFI 0.504 (0.445–0.576) na 0.60–0.77 
Number of functional groups 30 33–140 24–38 
Model area (1,000 k281.4 109–1400 45–637 

aBased on models from the Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, Barents Sea, Eastern Bering Sea, and Gulf of Alaska (Sora et al., 2022).

bBased on models from South Georgia, West Antarctic Peninsula, Ross Sea, and Prince Edward Islands (based on original models in Hill et al., 2021).

cNot available (na).

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