Determining trophic niche width: a novel approach using stable isotope analysis [PDF]
, 2004 1. Although conceptually robust, it has proven difficult to find practical measures of niche width that are simple to obtain, yet provide an adequate descriptor of the ecological position of the population examined. 2.
Bearhop, S. +8 more
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Trophic niche-space imaging, using resource and consumer traits [PDF]
, 2014 The strength of trophic (feeding) links between two species depends on the traits of both the consumer and the resource. But which traits of consumer and resource have to be measured to predict link strengths, and how many?
Rossberg, Axel G. +5 more
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Trophic niche isotope analysis of the fish assemblages in a subtropical river, Southern China
River, 2023 Freshwater fishery resources in Chinese rivers have been markedly impaired as the results of overfishing, damming, and watershed development. However, little is known about trophic ecology of fish assemblages in the rivers of China. In this study, fishes
Gang Chen +6 more
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An assessment of the trophic structure of the Bay of Biscay continental shelf food web: Comparing estimates derived from an ecosystem model and isotopic data [PDF]
, 2013 Comparing outputs of ecosystem models with estimates derived from experimental and observational approaches is important in creating valuable feedback for model construction, analyses and validation.
Lassalle, Géraldine +3 more
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Trophic coherence determines food-web stability [PDF]
, 2014 Why are large, complex ecosystems stable? Both theory and simulations of current models predict the onset of instability with growing size and complexity, so for decades it has been conjectured that ecosystems must have some unidentified structural ...
Johnson, Samuel +6 more
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Spatial, environmental and trophic niche partitioning by seabirds in a climate change hotspot. [PDF]
J Anim EcolAbstract For similar species to co‐occur in places where resources are limited, they need to adopt strategies that partition resources to reduce competition. Our understanding of the mechanisms behind resource partitioning among sympatric marine predators is evolving, but we lack a clear understanding of how environmental change is impacting these ...
Niella Y +6 more
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Trophic structure in a seabird host-parasite food web: insights from stable isotope analyses [PDF]
, 2010 Ecological studies on food webs rarely include parasites, partly due to the complexity and dimensionality of host-parasite interaction networks. Multiple co-occurring parasites can show different feeding strategies and thus lead to complex and cryptic ...
Gómez-Díaz Elena +3 more
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Ecosphere, 2018 Over the last 100 yr, anthropogenic stressors have decimated the assemblage of deepwater coregonines that once underpinned the food webs of the Laurentian Great Lakes.
Chelsey Blanke +2 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Understanding trophic niche differentiation is critical for exploring interspecific competition and stable coexistence among morphologically similar sympatric species.
Wentao Dai +13 more
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Do trophic subsidies affect the outcome of introductions of a non-native freshwater fish? [PDF]
, 2013 Understanding how environmental variables and human disturbances influence the outcomes of introductions of non-native freshwater fish is integral to their risk management. This can be complex in freshwater ecosystems that receive subsidies that increase
Allen, R. +7 more
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