Feeding habits and multifunctional classification of soil‐associated consumers from protists to vertebrates
AM Potapov, F Beaulieu, K Birkhofer… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soil organisms drive major ecosystem functions by mineralising carbon and releasing
nutrients during decomposition processes, which supports plant growth, aboveground …
nutrients during decomposition processes, which supports plant growth, aboveground …
Feeding studies take guts–critical review and recommendations of methods for stomach contents analysis in fish
PA Amundsen, J Sánchez‐Hernández - Journal of Fish Biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Studies on the feeding ecology of fish are essential for exploring and contrasting trophic
interactions and population and community dynamics within and among aquatic …
interactions and population and community dynamics within and among aquatic …
Counting with DNA in metabarcoding studies: How should we convert sequence reads to dietary data?
Advances in DNA sequencing technology have revolutionized the field of molecular analysis
of trophic interactions, and it is now possible to recover counts of food DNA sequences from …
of trophic interactions, and it is now possible to recover counts of food DNA sequences from …
A paradigm shift in the trophic importance of jellyfish?
The past 30 years have seen several paradigm shifts in our understanding of how ocean
ecosystems function. Now recent technological advances add to an overwhelming body of …
ecosystems function. Now recent technological advances add to an overwhelming body of …
Causes and consequences of ontogenetic dietary shifts: a global synthesis using fish models
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 …
of an individual consumer, are widespread in the animal kingdom. Understanding ODSs …
Connected macroalgal‐sediment systems: blue carbon and food webs in the deep coastal ocean
AM Queirós, N Stephens, S Widdicombe… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Macroalgae drive the largest CO2 flux fixed globally by marine macrophytes. Most of the
resulting biomass is exported through the coastal ocean as detritus and yet almost no field …
resulting biomass is exported through the coastal ocean as detritus and yet almost no field …
Methylmercury exposure in wildlife: a review of the ecological and physiological processes affecting contaminant concentrations and their interpretation
Exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) can result in detrimental health effects in wildlife. With
advances in ecological indicators and analytical techniques for measurement of MeHg in a …
advances in ecological indicators and analytical techniques for measurement of MeHg in a …
Studying animal niches using bulk stable isotope ratios: an updated synthesis
ON Shipley, P Matich - Oecologia, 2020 - Springer
The development of the isotopic niche, an n-dimensional hypervolume (with n being the
number of isotopes) occupied by a population in delta space, has revolutionized the study of …
number of isotopes) occupied by a population in delta space, has revolutionized the study of …
Resolving food-web structure
RM Pringle, MC Hutchinson - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Food webs are a major focus and organizing theme of ecology, but the data used to
assemble them are deficient. Early debates over food-web data focused on taxonomic …
assemble them are deficient. Early debates over food-web data focused on taxonomic …
Current methods and future directions in avian diet analysis
Identifying the composition of avian diets is a critical step in characterizing the roles of birds
within ecosystems. However, because birds are a diverse taxonomic group with equally …
within ecosystems. However, because birds are a diverse taxonomic group with equally …