Transfer efficiency is the proportion of energy passed between nodes in food webs. It is an
emergent, unitless property that is difficult to measure, and responds dynamically to …

Coral reef ecosystems are exceptionally complex with a myriad of trophic pathways and
consumer relationships. The application of stable isotopes (SIs) offers numerous …

Graphical Abstract Graphical summary of multiple aspects of Southern Ocean food web
structure and function including alternative energy pathways through pelagic food webs …

Abstract Knowledge on the trophic niche of animal species is important for understanding
their coexistence and hence animal diversity. Trophic niches have been shown to vary with …

Both trophic structure and biomass flow within marine food webs are influenced by the
abiotic environment and anthropogenic stressors such as fishing. The abiotic environment …

Humans have observed the natural world and how people interact with it for millennia. Over
the past century, synthesis and expansion of that understanding has occurred under the …

The current development of human activities at sea (eg land reclamation, maritime activity
and marine renewable energy) is leading to a significant increase in the number of …

1. Foraging is a behavioural process and, therefore, individual behaviour and diet are
theorized to covary. However, few comparisons of individual behaviour type and diet exist in …

The Wadden Sea is the world's largest intertidal ecosystem and provides vital food
resources for a large number of migratory bird and fish species during seasonal stopovers …

Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus is one of the most important commercial species in the
Mediterranean. This study focused on its feeding ecology in an important fishing ground …