This diagram represents the carbon model for the Aleutian ecosystem. The values in each compartment represent metric tons (103) of carbon at steady state. The numbers on the arrows represent the flux of carbon (metric tons year -1) between compartments. Hett, J. M., and R. V. O'Neill. 1974. Systems analysis of the Aleut ecosystem. Arctic Anthropology XI:31-40.
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