A unifying theory for top-heavy ecosystem structure in the ocean

Evidence of inverted trophic pyramids in marine food webs has been enigmatic owing to lack of theoretical support. Here, Woodson et al. use metabolic and size-spectra theory to show that inverted pyramids are possible when food webs have generalist predators and consumers with large body sizes.

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Main Authors: C. Brock Woodson, John R. Schramski, Samantha B. Joye
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3670140bc98842ec9730d18fb109602f
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