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Solar energy input
(short wavelengths)

Radiation
(long wavelengths)

DOC

C ′′ 3

C ′′ 2

C ′′ 1

M 1

S

POC

Export of
concentrated
energy and
macro- and
micro-elements

Pp

C 1 C 2 C 3

C 4

unidirectional mass and energy
transfer
macro- and micro-elements
recycling
heat dissipation

C ′ 2 C ′ 3

D

M 2

POC

S ′

bottom sediments

FIGURE 2.5 A potential homomorph model for the identification of lagoon ecosystems. DOC = dissolved organic

carbon; POC = particulate organic carbon; Pp = primary producers; M 1 = bacterioplankton; M 2 = benthic micro-

organisms; C 1 = herbivores; C 1 ′′ = microfiltrators (e.g., rotifers, small cladocera); D = detritus-feeding populations;