A mechanistic theory for aquatic food chain length

Multiple environmental drivers of food chain length (FCL) have been proposed, but empirical support has been contradictory. Here the authors argue that the magnitude of vertical energy flux in ecological communities underlies two commonly evaluated drivers of FCL and show that the effects of these t...

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Autores principales: Colette L. Ward, Kevin S. McCann
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5b40a5d5517c4984a46611d6a70ecbc12021-12-02T15:38:46ZA mechanistic theory for aquatic food chain length10.1038/s41467-017-02157-02041-1723https://doaj.org/article/5b40a5d5517c4984a46611d6a70ecbc12017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02157-0https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Multiple environmental drivers of food chain length (FCL) have been proposed, but empirical support has been contradictory. Here the authors argue that the magnitude of vertical energy flux in ecological communities underlies two commonly evaluated drivers of FCL and show that the effects of these two drivers are context-dependent.Colette L. WardKevin S. McCannNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
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A mechanistic theory for aquatic food chain length
description Multiple environmental drivers of food chain length (FCL) have been proposed, but empirical support has been contradictory. Here the authors argue that the magnitude of vertical energy flux in ecological communities underlies two commonly evaluated drivers of FCL and show that the effects of these two drivers are context-dependent.
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