Seasonality creates a template for many natural processes and evolutionary adaptations.
Organisms are often faced with an annual cycle consisting of a productive (favorable) and …

Small pelagic fish are among the most ecologically and economically important marine fish
species and are characterized by large fluctuations all over the world. In the Mediterranean …

Abstract Modern approaches to Ecosystem-Based Management and sustainable use of
marine resources must account for the myriad of pressures (interspecies, human and …

Macroalgae has numerous commercial uses and the potential to create large carbon sinks.
The study reviewed the legal context, including environmental and social aspects, for the …

Small and medium pelagic fishes play a central role in marine food webs by transferring
energy from plankton to top predators. In this study, direct calorimetry was used to analyze …

Abstract In the North Sea, sandeels provide a vital food source for breeding seabirds, but are
also the target of an industrial fishery. GPS tracking suggests that the most productive fishing …

Determining how resource use affects a species' demography is important, especially in
habitats that are being altered by anthropogenic land-use change. If changes result in …

Disentangling the intricacies governing dietary breadth in wild predators is important for
understanding their role in structuring ecological communities and provides critical …

We measured food provisioning to broods of Common Kingfishers Alcedo atthis. We
collected regurgitated undigested fish remains from artificial nests. Using artificial nests …

In response to seasonal variation in quality and quantity of available plant biomass,
herbivorous foragers may alternate among different plant resources to meet nutritional …