Ontogenetic dietary shifts (ODSs), the changes in diet utilisation occurring over the life span
of an individual consumer, are widespread in the animal kingdom. Understanding ODSs …

The river–lake ecotone supports diverse aquatic life, but its food web structure and topology
are poorly understood. Baiyangdian Lake, northern China's largest shallow lake, depends …

Structural complexity is known to influence prey behaviour, mortality and population
structure, but the effects on predators have received less attention. We tested whether …

Acoustic telemetry (AT) has emerged as a valuable tool for monitoring aquatic animals in
both European inland and marine waters over the past two decades. The European …

The trophic niche of aquatic generalist predators is influenced by ontogeny, habitat
characteristics, availability and type of prey, and competitive interactions. Many interrelated …

Although the concept of trophic interactions has been used for a long time, there are still
considerable gaps in our understanding of the effect of various environmental factors on …

Freshwater protected areas are designated parts of the inland waters that restrict human
activities. They were created as a mechanism to combat the decline of fauna and flora of the …

In freshwater ecosystems, macrophyte contribute to habitat heterogeneity with their varying
structural forms, ranging from free submerged to rooted species. Macrophytes provide …

Generalist fish species can feed on a wide resource spectrum and across trophic levels
depending on resource availability and trophic interactions. Crucian carp (Carassius …

Fish otoliths are conservative structures that are widely used on fishery science for multiple
purposes. Despite its relevance in the research field, little is known about the ontogeny and …