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Paul S. Maxwell, Kylie A. Pitt, Andrew D. Olds, David Rissik, and Rod M. Connolly. 2015. Identifying habitats at risk: simple models can reveal complex ecosystem dynamics. Ecological Applications 25:573–587. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-0395.1

Appendix A. Combinations of probabilities used for each of the input nodes to predict the likelihood of starting seagrass biomass at different impact levels (Step 4) and to determine the effect of starting seagrass biomass on the likelihood of more seagrass biomass (Step 5).

Table A1. The combinations used for each of the input nodes to predict the likelihood of starting seagrass biomass at different impact levels (Step 4) and to determine the effect of starting seagrass biomass on the likelihood of increased seagrass biomass (Step 5).

 

Probability (%) of input node high state

 

 

 

 

 

Scenario

Nutrient availability

Sediment grain size

Water movement

Fishing effort

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

25

3

0

0

0

50

4

0

0

0

75

5

0

0

0

100

6

0

25

25

0

7

0

50

50

0

8

0

75

75

0

9

0

100

100

0

10

25

0

0

0

11

50

0

0

0

12

75

0

0

0

13

100

0

0

0

14

0

25

25

25

15

0

50

50

50

16

0

75

75

75

17

0

100

100

100

18

25

0

0

25

19

50

0

0

50

20

75

0

0

75

21

100

0

0

100

22

25

25

25

0

23

50

50

50

0

24

75

75

75

0

25

100

100

100

0

26

25

25

25

25

27

50

50

50

50

28

75

75

75

75

29

100

100

100

100

30

50

25

25

25

31

50

50

50

50

32

50

75

75

75

33

50

100

100

100

34

50

50

25

25

35

50

50

50

50

36

50

50

75

75

37

75

100

100

100

38

100

75

100

100

39

100

100

75

100

40

100

100

100

75

41

75

75

100

100

42

100

75

75

100

43

100

100

75

75

44

100

75

75

75

45

75

75

75

100


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