Tag: Food web

#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post, Translated

Cascatas tróficas dentro e entre ecossistemas: atributos dos recursos basais e consumidores modulam os impactos desencadeados por múltiplos predadores de ecossistemas adjacentes

Este post é da autoria de Pablo Augusto P. Antiqueira e conta a #StoryBehindthePaper do artigo “Trophic cascades within and across ecosystems: the role of anti-predatory defences, predator type, and detritus quality”, publicado recentemente no Journal of Animal Ecology. Utilizando a bromélia-tanque como sistema modelo, Antiqueira e colegas investigam os efeitos de predadores inter-ecossistemas (aranhas mergulhadoras) sobre as presas, outros predadores e os ecossistemas que utilizam. … Continue reading Cascatas tróficas dentro e entre ecossistemas: atributos dos recursos basais e consumidores modulam os impactos desencadeados por múltiplos predadores de ecossistemas adjacentes

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post

Trophic cascades within and across ecosystems: resource and consumer attributes modulate the impacts triggered by multiple predators from adjacent ecosystems

This blog post is provided by Pablo Augusto P. Antiqueira and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Trophic cascades within and across ecosystems: the role of anti-predatory defences, predator type, and detritus quality”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. Using tank-bromeliad as a model system, Antiqueira and colleagues investigate the effects of cross-ecosystem predators (diving spiders) on prey, other predators and the … Continue reading Trophic cascades within and across ecosystems: resource and consumer attributes modulate the impacts triggered by multiple predators from adjacent ecosystems

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Key Concepts in Ecology

Key Concepts in Ecology: Complex interactions and foodwebs  

This blog post on ‘Complex interactions and foodwebs’ is part of the BES ‘Key Concepts in Ecology’ series, designed to help ecologists in learning the key topics in ecology! Take a look at the full blog series for a list of key topics you might typically find in an ecology textbook, each providing a quick introduction to the topic, and a list of suggested papers … Continue reading Key Concepts in Ecology: Complex interactions and foodwebs  

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post

Hidden, but not insignificant – appreciating parasites in stream ecology

This blog post is provided Tamara Layden with edits by Dan Preston and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Trematode parasites exceed aquatic insect biomass in Oregon stream food webs”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. As far as animals go, it is probably safe to say that parasites, such as trematodes, fall into the “lesser loved” category. Why? First, they are … Continue reading Hidden, but not insignificant – appreciating parasites in stream ecology

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Understanding ecosystem function (and each other)

Proponents of interdisciplinary work can range from grant reviewers to department chairs, but what goes into this type of collaboration? Alva Curtsdotter (ecologist) and Amanda Laubmeier (mathematician) talk about the process behind their recent paper on dynamic food web modelling. Alva: There has for some time now been an increasing interest in using dynamic food web models in ecosystem function research. These mathematical models describe … Continue reading Understanding ecosystem function (and each other)

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