Food Web Analysis Calculator

Analyze food web structure, connectivity, and stability using ecological network metrics.

Food Web Parameters

Trophic Groups

Key Formula: Connectance = L / [S(S-1)/2]
Proportion of realized trophic links out of all possible links

Connectance

37.9%

of possible links realized

Linkage Density
2.08
Chain Length
3.58

Network Metrics

Web Complexity52.08
Directed Connectance17.36%
Vulnerability2.50
Generality3.13

Trophic Structure

Basal Species33.3%
Intermediate50.0%
Top Predators16.7%

Stability Analysis: May's criterion = 2.132
Web may be unstable (>= 1) - potential for cascading effects