Macrophyte biomass predicts food chain length in shallow lakes

Food chain length provides insights into how ecosystems function and respond to global change. A recent synthesis has shown that food chain length is significantly related to both ecosystem productivity and ecosystem size. Relaxation of energetic constraints on top predators has been advanced as the...

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Main Authors: Jacob P. Ziegler, Christopher T. Solomon, Bruce P. Finney, Irene Gregory-Eaves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1890/ES14-00158.1