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Simulation # 1 (choose a simulation datase

Reminder: Official Eating Rules

The species with the highest Calories Provided eats first. It eats its Food Source with the highest
Calories Provided. In case of a tie, it eats equally from both species.

When a Food Source is eaten, its Calories Provided decrease permanently by an amount equal to
the eating species' Calories Needed. If the eating species needs more calories, it eats another
Food Source based on current Calories Provided.

Then the species with the next highest current Calories Provided eats. Species who end with their
Calories Needed fully met and more then zero Calories Provided survive.
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 PRODUCERS
SCENARIO "CORAL REEF"

1 Coral Reef 2 Coral Reef

Black Padina Dwarf Millepora

#VALUE!

#VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

0 5500 0 4100

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

31-55 m 25.9-28.1 °C 0-30 m 28.2-30 °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

Dusk Centropyge, Long Sunlight Deep Coryphaena, Waste
Lobotes, Tropical Desert Zebrasoma,
Diodon Green Siganus

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

4 Coral Reef 5 Coral Reef

Giant Weed Short Aplysina

#VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

0 XXXX 0 XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

 XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, Sunlight XXXXXXXXX, Sunlight
XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

7 Coral Reef 8 Coral Reef

Tropical Allopora Whispering Palythoa

#VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

0 XXXX 0 XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, Waste XXXXXXXXX, Waste
XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt
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STEP 1
3 Coral Reef
Emerald Zostera
You should start by looking at the Producers. The Producers are always 9
come in group of 3 according to the Elevation/Depth Range and the
Temperature Range.

You should not focus on the other parameters e.g. the dissolved oxygen,
#VALUE! they do not matter.

You should not focus on the Eaten By/Food Sources either since you will
care of this in the Step 2 with the Animals.

The aim here is to identify which one is the group of 3 Producers which is
CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED likely to accomodate a sustainable food chain, as well as which are the
0 4800 Elevation/Depth Range and Temperature Range you should focus on in
Step 2 with the Animals.
DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE
In most cases, but not always, the group of Producers with the Highest To
0-30 m 28.2-30 °C Calories Provided is the best one to accomodate an 8-specie food chain a
should be chosen as a starting point. Sometimes this will not work, and yo
EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES have to re-compute the food chain including finding the Animals with the 2
Blue Acanthocybium, Sunlight group of Producers. Our Excel Solver has a built-in feature for this to sav
Green Siganus, a tremendous amount of time in these circumstances.
Mountain Eretmochelys,
Ruby Pomacanthus Now, take a moment to familiarize with the data. When you are ready, let's
to Step 2.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt
CONTINUE >>>

6 Coral Reef
Sky Ruppia

#VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

0 XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE Check our

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XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C Unlimited
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EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES product to access
XXXXXXXXX, Sunlight plenty of
XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX, XXXX simulation data.
XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

9 Coral Reef
White Kelp

#VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

0 XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, Sunlight
XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt
 1

. The Producers are always 9 and

on/Depth Range and the

ters e.g. the dissolved oxygen, since

d Sources either since you will take

group of 3 Producers which is more

ain, as well as which are the
Range you should focus on in the

Producers with the Highest Total

odate an 8-specie food chain and
imes this will not work, and you will
finding the Animals with the 2nd best
built-in feature for this to save you
mstances.

data. When you are ready, let's move

 ANIMALS
SCENARIO "CORAL REEF"

1 Coral Reef 2 Coral Reef

Arctic Ziphius Blue Acanthocybium

#VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

2150 1400 2800 1700

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

31-55 m 25.9-28.1 °C 0-30 m 28.2-30 °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

Fire Centropyge, Long Whispering Palythoa, Crystal Holacanthus, Emerald Zostera, Sky
Lobotes Long Lobotes Green Siganus, Ruppia, Crystal
Mountain Eretmochelys Holacanthus, Ruby
Pomacanthus

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

4 Coral Reef 5 Coral Reef

Crystal Holacanthus Deep Coryphaena

#VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

3050 2600 2250 2150

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

 0-30 m 28.2-30 °C 0-30 m 28.2-30 °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

Blue Acanthocybium, Blue Acanthocybium Green Siganus, Red Dwarf Millepora,
Desert Zebrasoma, Dasyatis Mountain Eretmochelys
Green Siganus, Polar
Scarus

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

7 Coral Reef 8 Coral Reef

Dusk Centropyge Electric Scarus

#VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

4900 2650 4650 3800

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

31-55 m 25.9-28.1 °C 0-30 m 28.2-30 °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

Invisible Istiophorus, Black Padina, Silver Polar Scarus Ruby Pomacanthus
Shadow Thunnus Lepidochelys, Tropical
Diodon

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

10 Coral Reef 11 Coral Reef

Fire Centropyge Frozen Carcharhinus

#VALUE! #VALUE!
 #VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

13 Coral Reef 14 Coral Reef

Green Siganus Invisible Istiophorus

#VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

16 Coral Reef 17 Coral Reef

 Mini Centropyge Mountain Eretmochelys

#VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

19 Coral Reef 20 Coral Reef

Red Dasyatis Ruby Pomacanthus

#VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX
 XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

22 Coral Reef 23 Coral Reef

Silver Lepidochelys Sky Lutjanus

#VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

25 Coral Reef 26 Coral Reef

Spotted Pomacanthus Striped Plectropomus

#VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

 XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

28 Coral Reef 29 Coral Reef

Tiny Globicephala Tropical Diodon

#VALUE! #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE
9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt 9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt
S
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STEP 2
3 Coral Reef
Cosmic Xiphias
The Animals are always 30 and come in group of 10 according to the
Elevation/Depth Range and the Temperature Range.

Let's suppose your identified Producers group has Depth Range 0-30 m and
Temperature Range 28.2-30 °C. You should focus exclusively on the Ani
#VALUE! with the same Depth and Temperature Range and neglect the others.

You should carefully analyse all the group Animals and familiarize with the
Calories Provided and Calories Needed.

But it is not as simple as that, you have to make sure their Food Sources ar
CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED compatible with the Producers you selected and/or the other Animals you a
500 2150 including in you food chain.

And here is when fun begins: by following the Official Eating Rules, you
DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE
use pencil and paper, a calculator or an Excel sheet to test your hypothesi
56-90 m 24-25.8 °C build an 8-specie food chain.

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES Now, take a moment to familiarize with the data. When you are ready, let u
Emerald Centropyge, Emerald Centropyge, you how we structured our Excel Solver to collect the inputs as quickly
Spectral Acanthurus, Sky Lutjanus, Spectral possible and run an iterative calcualtion logic. With our Excel Solver, you
Spotted Pomacanthus Acanthurus, Swift build the perfect food chain in less than 12 minutes, crashing the competit
Zebrasoma and delivering above benchmark.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE CONTINUE >>>

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

6 Coral Reef
Desert Zebrasoma

#VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

4950 1250

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

 0-30 m 28.2-30 °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

None Dwarf Millepora, Sky
Ruppia, Crystal
Holacanthus, Ruby
Pomacanthus

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

9 Coral Reef
Emerald Centropyge

#VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

4150 2250

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

56-90 m 24-25.8 °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

Cosmic Xiphias, Frozen Giant Weed, Tropical
Carcharhinus, Spotted Allopora, White Kelp,
Pomacanthus Cosmic Xiphias, Frozen
Carcharhinus, Giant
Acanthurus, Sky
Lutjanus, Striped
Plectropomus,
Whispering Centropyge

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

12 Coral Reef
Giant Acanthurus

#VALUE!
 #VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES Check our

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, Unlimited
XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX Simulations
XXXXX, XXXX product to access
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DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

15 Coral Reef
Long Lobotes

#VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

18 Coral Reef
 Polar Scarus

#VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

21 Coral Reef
Shadow Thunnus

#VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX
 XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

24 Coral Reef
Spectral Acanthurus

#VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

27 Coral Reef
Swift Zebrasoma

#VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

 XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt

30 Coral Reef
Whispering Centropyge

#VALUE!

CALORIES NEEDED CALORIES PROVIDED

XXXX XXXX

DEPTH RANGE TEMPERATURE RANGE

XX-XX m XX.X-XX.X °C

EATEN BY FOOD SOURCES

XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX
XXXXX, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXX

DISSOLVED OXYGEN SALT CONTENT RANGE

9-11 mg/L 30-40 ppt
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<<< SIMULATION
DATA FIND PRODUCERS & LOCATIO
INPUT PRODUCERS DATA

Producer Name Calories Provided Min Depth/Elevation Max Depth/Elevation

Giant Weed 5,450 56 90
Tropical Allopora 5,200 56 90
White Kelp 5,800 56 90
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX XX XX
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX XX XX
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX XX XX
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX XX XX
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX XX XX
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX XX XX

COMPUTE THE OPTIMAL PRODUCERS GROUP AND

LOCATION

Producer Name Calories Provided

White Kelp 5,800
Giant Weed 5,450
Tropical Allopora 5,200
Group Total 16,450
& LOCATION FIND ANIMALS >>> Continue here
when you are
ready

Min Temperature Max Temperature

24.0 25.8
24.0 25.8
24.0 25.8
XX.X XX.X In our Excel Solver,
the green and blue
XX.X XX.X cells like these ones
XX.X XX.X are the "input cells"
XX.X XX.X
XX.X XX.X
XX.X XX.X

ERS GROUP AND

Depth/Elevation
56-90 m

Temperature In our Excel Solver,

this is automatically
24-25.8 °C
computed so save
you time and
potential mistakes
 <<< FIND
PRODUCERS FIND ANIMALS
INPUT ANIMAL NAMES

Animal Name
Cosmic Xiphias
Emerald Centropyge
Frozen Carcharhinus Depth/Elevation Let's identify first
Giant Acanthurus 56-90 m all the Animals
XXXXXX XXXXXX compatible
according to the
XXXXXX XXXXXX Temperature
parameters found
XXXXXX XXXXXX 24-25.8 °C
XXXXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXX XXXXXX

Input the Calories

Needed and Calories
Provided for each INPUT CALORIES NEEDED, C
Animal

Animal Name Calories Needed Calories Provided White Kelp

Cosmic Xiphias 500 2,150

Emerald Centropyge 4,150 2,250 x
Frozen Carcharhinus 2,000 4,800
Giant Acanthurus 4,100 3,700
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX X,XXX
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX X,XXX
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX X,XXX
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX X,XXX x
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX X,XXX x
XXXXXX XXXXXX X,XXX X,XXX
IMALS SEE FOOD CHAIN
>>> Continue here
when you are
ready

Let's identify first In our Excel Solver,

all the Animals all these inputs will
compatible feed the iterative
according to the calculation logic to
parameters found find the optimal 8-
specie food chain

Insert an "x" for each

Food Source, for each
Animal

INPUT CALORIES NEEDED, CALORIES PROVIDED AND FOOD SOURCES

Food Sources
Tropical Emerald Frozen XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
Giant Weed Cosmic Xiphias Giant Acanthurus
Allopora Centropyge Carcharhinus XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX

x x x
x x x x x x
x x x
x x
x
x x
x x x x
x
x
x
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x x

x
x
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OPTIMAL FOOD C
LOCATION

FOOD CHA

In our Excel Pro

Solver, the
optimal 8-specie
food chain is Survives
automatically WHITE KELP
generated
1 Start End
Calories Provided 5800 1000
Calories Needed 0 0

An

Survives Survives
FROZEN CARCHARHINUS GIANT ACANTHURUS
4 Start End 5 Start End
Calories Provided 4800 650 Calories Provided 3700 3700
Calories Needed 2000 0 Calories Needed 4100 0

FOOD CHAIN EATING

 Species

Eating Round 1 >>> Survives

FROZEN CARCHARHINUS
1 Start End
Calories Provided 4800 4800
Calories Needed 2000 0

Eating Round 2 >>> Survives

GIANT ACANTHURUS
2 Start End
Calories Provided 3700 3700
Calories Needed 4100 0

Eating Round 3 >>> Survives

XXXXX XXXXX
3 Start End
Calories Provided XXXX XXXX
Calories Needed XXXX 0

Eating Round 4 >>> Survives

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4 Start End
Calories Provided XXXX XXXX
Calories Needed XXXX 0

Eating Round 5 >>> Survives

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5 Start End
Calories Provided XXXX XXXX
Calories Needed XXXX 0
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LOCATION PARAMETERS

Depth 56-90 m

Temperature 24-25.8 °C

Other parameters Does not matter

FOOD CHAIN SOLUTION

Producers

Survives Survives
GIANT WEED TROPICAL ALLOPORA
2 Start End 3 Start End
Calories Provided 5450 3450 Calories Provided 5200 1100
Calories Needed 0 0 Calories Needed 0 0

Animals

Survives Survives Survives

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6 Start End 7 Start End 8
Calories Provided XXXX XXX Calories Provided XXXX XXX Calories Provided
Calories Needed XXXX X Calories Needed XXXX X Calories Needed

FOOD CHAIN EATING ORDER VISUALIZATION

 Food Source

Survives
GIANT WEED
1 Start End
Calories Provided 5450 3450
Calories Needed 0 0

Survives
TROPICAL ALLOPORA
2 Start End
Calories Provided 5200 1100
Calories Needed 0 0

Survives
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4 Start End
Calories Provided XXXX XXX
Calories Needed 0 0

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5 Start End
Calories Provided XXXX XXX
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