Investigation of Ecological Relationships among Some Economical Species in the Oman Sea Using Ecopath Model
Mastooreh Doustdar1*, Seyed Ahmed Reza Hashemi2, Asadullah Ali Muhammad3 and Maryam Forouzad1
1Iranain fisheries Science Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO). Tehran, Iran; 2Offshore Fisheries Research Centre, Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Chabahar, Iran; 3Fisheries and Coastal Development Department Government of Balochistan, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Mastooreh Doustdar, Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute, AREEO, Tehran, Iran; Email:
[email protected]
Figure 1:
Map of sampled stations in the Oman Sea.
Figure 2:
Ecopath software for study of nutritional relationships in the samples.
Figure 3:
Interactions index of on trophic levels of the species studied in the Oman Sea.
Table 1:
The rates of ecological efficiency and food consumed for the species studied.
Table 2:
Estimation of trophic level of the species studied using Ecopath software.
Table 3:
Overlap index between predator and prey groups in the Oman sea.
Table 4:
The rate of selectivity index for the species studied in the Oman sea waters.
Table 6:
The role of ecological groups in the food web among the species studied in the Oman sea waters.
Table 5:
Omnivorous index of the species studied in the Oman sea waters.
Figure 4:
Mutualistic relationships among species studied in the Oman Sea waters.