1. Microorganisms 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 Herbivores West Indian manatee Gulf menhaden Spot Atlantic croaker Spotted gar Bay anchovy Atlantic stingray Southern flounder

2. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge (Spongilla alba) & Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Bull shark Jack crevalle Brown pelican Bald 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 barnacle Rangia clam White shrimp Northern largemouth bass Zooplankton Inland silverside

3. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Bottom Striped mullet Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Osprey Herbivores Gulf menhaden

4. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Bottom Striped mullet Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Brown pelican Herbivores Gulf menhaden

5. Microorganisms Phytoplankton 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

6. Microorganisms Phytoplankton 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

7. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus Benthic omnivores Blue crab Predators Top Predators Herbivores Spotted gar

8. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus Benthic omnivores White shrimp Blue crab Predators Top Predators Red drum Herbivores

9. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Herbivores Spot

10. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus Benthic omnivores Blue crab Predators Top Predators Herbivores Bay anchovy Southern flounder

11. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus Benthic omnivores White shrimp Predators Top Predators Herbivores Atlantic stingray

12. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Rangia clam Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus Benthic omnivores Blue crab Predators Top Predators Hardhead catfish Herbivores

13. Microorganisms Filter Feeders Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Herbivores West Indian manatee

14. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Bottom Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Bald eagle Herbivores Gulf menhaden Striped mullet

15. Microorganisms Phytoplankton 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

16. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Zooplankton Filter Feeders Bottom Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Herbivores White trout Gulf menhaden Bay anchovy

17. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Herbivores Tarpon Striped mullet Pinfish

18. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Bottom Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Jack crevalle Herbivores Gulf menhaden Striped mullet

19. Microorganisms Phytoplankton 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

20. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Bottom Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Herbivores Black drum Rangia clam

21. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana) & Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Herbivores Blue crab Rangia clam White shrimp Northern largemouth bass

22. Microorganisms Phytoplankton Filter Feeders Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge (Spongillus lacustris) & Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Herbivores Gulf sheepshead Rangia clam Bay barnacles Zooplankton

23. Microorganisms Filter Feeders Bottom Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Vallisneria americana), Sponge (Spongillus lacustris) & Detritus Benthic omnivores Predators Top Predators Herbivores Naked goby