Size-based ecosystem modeling is emerging as a powerful way to assess ecosystem-level
impacts of human-and environment-driven changes from individual-level processes. These …

Zooplankton are the primary energy pathway from phytoplankton to fish. Yet, there is limited
understanding about how climate change will modify zooplankton communities and the …

Diurnal vertical migration (DVM) of marine organisms is an ubiquitous phenomenon in the
ocean that generates an active vertical transport of organic matter. However, the magnitude …

Despite their critical role as the main energy pathway between phytoplankton and fish, the
functional complexity of zooplankton is typically poorly resolved in marine ecosystem …

Size spectrum models have emerged from 40 years of basic research on how body size
determines individual physiology and structures marine communities. They are based on …

Abstract Law, R., Plank, MJ, and Kolding, J. 2012. On balanced exploitation of marine
ecosystems: results from dynamic size spectra.–ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: 602 …

Individual metabolism, predator–prey relationships, and the role of biodiversity are major
factors underlying the dynamics of food webs and their response to environmental …

The amplitude of fluctuation-induced patterns might be expected to be proportional to the
strength of the driving noise, suggesting that such patterns would be difficult to observe in …

This paper examines some effects of exploitation on a simple ecosystem containing two
interacting fish species, with life histories similar to mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and cod …

The evidence for an equal distribution of biomass from bacteria to whales has led to
development of size-spectrum models that represent the dynamics of the marine ecosystem …