Emergent Global Patterns of Ecosystem Structure and Function from a Mechanistic General Ecosystem Model
Figure 6
Ecosystem structure along productivity gradients.
Variation in emergent ecosystem structure along productivity gradients in the marine environment (A) from the Southern Ocean to the West African Coast and in the terrestrial realm (B) from the Saharan Desert to the Congolian Forests. Transect locations are presented on the maps set into each panel. Dark green circles correspond to autorotroph biomass, light green squares correspond to herbivore biomass, blue triangles to omnivore biomass, and red diamonds to carnivore biomass. Broad biogeographic regions are roughly distinguished using dashed vertical lines.