Overcoming the pitfalls of merging dietary metabarcoding into ecological networks
The construction of increasingly detailed species interaction networks is extending the
potential applications of network ecology, providing an opportunity to understand complex …
potential applications of network ecology, providing an opportunity to understand complex …
The predator problem and PCR primers in molecular dietary analysis: swamped or silenced; depth or breadth?
JP Cuff, JJN Kitson… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dietary metabarcoding has vastly improved our ability to analyse the diets of animals, but it
is hampered by a plethora of technical limitations including potentially reduced data output …
is hampered by a plethora of technical limitations including potentially reduced data output …
Sources of prey availability data alter interpretation of outputs from prey choice null networks
Null models provide a valuable baseline against which fundamental ecological hypotheses
can be tested and foraging choices that cannot be explained by neutral processes or …
can be tested and foraging choices that cannot be explained by neutral processes or …
Brace yourselves, winter is coming: the winter activity, natural diet, and prey preference of winter-active spiders on pear trees
Modern agricultural pest management systems rely on naturally occurring generalist
predators to promote pest suppression. Still, little research has been done to assess their …
predators to promote pest suppression. Still, little research has been done to assess their …
A roadmap for biomonitoring in the 21st century: merging methods into metrics via ecological networks
The urgent need for highly resolved and broad biomonitoring has never been greater as
challenges such as climate change, agricultural intensification and biodiversity loss …
challenges such as climate change, agricultural intensification and biodiversity loss …
Prey nutrient content is associated with the trophic interactions of spiders and their prey selection under field conditions
Consumers are thought to select food resources based on their nutritional content. While
laboratory experiments have explored this, the nutritional dynamics of invertebrate predators …
laboratory experiments have explored this, the nutritional dynamics of invertebrate predators …
Temporal variation in spider trophic interactions is explained by the influence of weather on prey communities, web building and prey choice
Generalist invertebrate predators are sensitive to weather conditions, but the relationship
between their trophic interactions and weather is poorly understood. This study investigates …
between their trophic interactions and weather is poorly understood. This study investigates …
Generalist Predators Shape Biotic Resistance along a Tropical Island Chain
Islands offer exclusive prisms for an experimental investigation of biodiversity x ecosystem
function interplay. Given that species in upper trophic layers, eg, arthropod predators …
function interplay. Given that species in upper trophic layers, eg, arthropod predators …
Postharvest Diseases of Pomegranate: Alternative Control Means and a Spiderweb Effect
The pomegranate is a fruit known since ancient times for its beneficial properties. It has
recently aroused great interest in the industry and among consumers, leading to a significant …
recently aroused great interest in the industry and among consumers, leading to a significant …
Metabarcoding advances agricultural invertebrate biomonitoring by enhancing resolution, increasing throughput and facilitating network inference
Biomonitoring of agriculturally important insects is increasingly vital given our need to
understand:(a) the severity of impacts by pests and pathogens on crop yield and health and …
understand:(a) the severity of impacts by pests and pathogens on crop yield and health and …