Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged...

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Microorgani sms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge (Spongilla alba) & Detritus Benthic omnivores White shrimp Blue crab Predators Top Predators Bull shark Hardhead catfish Red drum Spotted seatrout Brown pelican Osprey A generalized food web for Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana Herbivores West Indian manatee Gulf menhaden Spot Atlantic croaker Spotted gar Bay anchovy Atlantic stingray Southern flounder

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Page 1: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton Zooplankton

Filter Feeders

Rangia clam

Bottom

Striped mullet

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge (Spongilla alba) & Detritus

Benthic omnivoresWhite shrimp Blue crab

Predators

Top Predators

Bull shark

Hardhead catfish

Red drumSpotted seatrout

Brown pelicanOsprey

A generalized food web for Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana

Herbivores

West Indian manatee

Gulf menhaden

Spot Atlantic croaker

Spotted gar

Bay anchovy

Atlantic stingraySouthern flounder

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MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge (Spongilla alba) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Bull shark Jack crevalle

Brown pelicanBald eagle

Herbivores

White trout

Naked goby

Silver perch

Gulf menhaden

Loggerhead sea turtle

Black drum Gulf sheepshead

Blue crab

Tarpon

Striped mullet

Pinfish

Bay anchovy Bay barnacleRangia clam

White shrimp

Northern largemouth bass

Zooplankton

Inland silverside

A generalized food web for Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana

Page 3: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom

Striped mullet

Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators Osprey

Herbivores

Gulf menhaden

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MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom

Striped mullet

Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators Brown pelican

Herbivores

Gulf menhaden

Page 5: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton Zooplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom

Striped mullet

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Blue crab

Predators

Top Predators

Bull shark

Herbivores

Atlantic croaker

Bay anchovy Rangia clam

Page 6: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton Zooplankton

Filter Feeders

Rangia clam

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Blue crab

Predators

Top Predators

Spotted seatrout

Herbivores

Atlantic croaker

Bay anchovy

Page 7: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Rangia clam

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Blue crab

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

Spotted gar

Page 8: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Rangia clam

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus

Benthic omnivoresWhite shrimp Blue crab

Predators

Top Predators

Red drum

Herbivores

Page 9: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Rangia clam

Bottom Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

Spot

Page 10: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton Zooplankton

Filter Feeders

Rangia clam

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Blue crab

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

Bay anchovy

Southern flounder

Page 11: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Rangia clam

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus

Benthic omnivoresWhite shrimp

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

Atlantic stingray

Page 12: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Rangia clam

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Blue crab

Predators

Top Predators

Hardhead catfish

Herbivores

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Microorganisms

Filter Feeders

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

West Indian manatee

Page 14: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators Bald eagle

Herbivores

Gulf menhadenStriped mullet

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MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge (Spongilla alba) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

Loggerhead sea turtle

Blue crab

Rangia clam

White shrimp

Page 16: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton Zooplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

White trout

Gulf menhadenBay anchovy

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MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

Tarpon

Striped mullet

Pinfish

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MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Jack crevalle

Herbivores

Gulf menhaden Striped mullet

Page 19: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton Zooplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge (Spongilla alba) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

Silver perch

Blue crab

Bay anchovy Rangia clam

White shrimp

Inland silverside

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MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

Black drum

Rangia clam

Page 21: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

Blue crab

Rangia clam

White shrimp

Northern largemouth bass

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MicroorganismsPhytoplankton

Filter Feeders

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge (Spongillus lacustris) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

Gulf sheepshead

Rangia clamBay barnacles

Zooplankton

Page 23: Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Striped mullet Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge.

Microorganisms

Filter Feeders

Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge (Spongillus lacustris) & Detritus

Benthic omnivores

Predators

Top Predators

Herbivores

Naked goby