Spatially explicit predictions of food web structure from regional-level data
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
379(1909)
Published: July 22, 2024
Knowledge
about
how
ecological
networks
vary
across
global
scales
is
currently
limited
given
the
complexity
of
acquiring
repeated
spatial
data
for
species
interactions.
Yet,
recent
developments
in
metawebs
highlight
efficient
ways
to
first
document
possible
interactions
within
regional
pools.
Downscaling
towards
local
network
predictions
a
promising
approach
using
current
investigate
variation
space.
However,
issues
remain
represent
variability
and
uncertainty
interactions,
especially
large-scale
food
webs.
Here,
we
present
probabilistic
framework
downscale
metaweb
based
on
Canadian
mammal
occurrences
from
databases.
We
investigated
our
can
be
used
communities
between
ecoregions
Canada.
Species
richness
followed
similar
latitudinal
gradient
but
simultaneously
identified
contrasting
diversity
hotspots.
Network
motifs
revealed
additional
areas
structure
compared
with
number
links.
Our
method
offers
potential
bring
down
more
actionable
scale,
increases
that
projected
This
article
part
theme
issue
'Connected
interactions:
enriching
web
research
by
social
interactions'.
Language: Английский
Connected interactions: enriching food web research by spatial and social interactions
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
379(1909)
Published: July 22, 2024
This
theme
issue
features
18
papers
exploring
ecological
interactions,
encompassing
metabolic,
social,
and
spatial
connections
alongside
traditional
trophic
networks.
integration
enriches
food
web
research,
offering
insights
into
dynamics.
By
examining
links
across
organisms,
populations,
ecosystems,
a
hierarchical
approach
emerges,
connecting
horizontal
effects
within
organizational
levels
vertically
biological
organization
levels.
The
inclusion
of
interactions
involving
humans
is
key
focus,
highlighting
the
need
for
their
ecology
given
complex
between
human
activities
systems
in
Anthropocene.
comprehensive
exploration
this
sheds
light
on
interconnectedness
importance
considering
diverse
understanding
ecosystem
article
part
‘Connected
interactions:
enriching
research
by
social
interactions’.
Language: Английский