Pyramids and cascades: a synthesis of food chain functioning and stability

Food chain theory is one of the cornerstones of ecology, providing many of its basic predictions, such as biomass pyramids, trophic cascades and predator–prey oscillations. Yet, ninety years into this theory, the conditions under which these patterns may occur and persist in nature remain subject to...

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Published in:	Ecology letters Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 405 - 419
Main Authors:	Barbier, Matthieu, Loreau, Michel, Young, Dr. Hillary
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2019 Wiley
Subjects:	Animals Biodiversity and Ecology Biomass Biomass pyramid Cascades Ecology Ecosystem ecosystems Environmental Sciences Food Chain food chain theory Food chains habitat fragmentation metabolic scaling metabolism Oscillations Predatory Behavior prediction Prey Pyramids size spectrum Stability Synthesis Theory trophic cascade Biomass pyramid size spectrum metabolic scaling trophic cascade stability food chain theory
ISSN:	1461-023X, 1461-0248, 1461-0248
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