The role of animals in modulating nutrient cycling [hereafter, consumer‐driven nutrient
dynamics (CND)] has been accepted as an important influence on both community structure …

The framework of ecological stoichiometry was developed primarily within the context of
“green” autotroph-based food webs. While stoichiometric principles also apply in “brown” …

The theories developed in ecological stoichiometry (ES) are fundamentally based on traits.
Traits directly linked to cell/body stoichiometry, such as nutrient uptake and storage, as well …

Abstract Changes in the ecological stoichiometry of primary producers may have
considerable implications for energy and matter transfer in food webs. We hypothesized that …

Our study characterized the food web of a shaded stream to investigate consumer food
choices and food source quality. We measured fatty acids (FA) and elemental carbon (C) …

The aquatic subterranean ecosystems represent research frontiers for ecology and
conservation biology. The aquatic subterranean fauna and associated microorganisms are …

Stoichiometric homeostasis is a key concept of ecological stoichiometry theory that
describes organisms' ability to maintain internal elemental composition given variable …

The genus Neocaridina, originating from East Asia and representing a small-size landlocked
shrimp group of the family Atyidae, is an important group of ornamental shrimps and plays …

This chapter is an inventory of basic digestive mechanisms and of how dietary sources
determine the forms of the digestive tract of fishes and aquatic invertebrates. Due to high …

Litter decomposition plays a crucial role in aquatic food webs. In the present study, we used
a specially designed bucket, at the middle height of which a 1-mm nylon mesh was set, to …