Stable isotope analysis in food web research: Systematic review and a vision for the future for the Baltic Sea macro-region

E Eglite, C Mohm, J Dierking - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
Food web research provides essential insights into ecosystem functioning, but practical
applications in ecosystem-based management are hampered by a current lack of …

Conifers and non-native tree species shift trophic niches of generalist arthropod predators in Central European beech forests

B Wildermuth, R Fardiansah, D Matevski, JZ Lu… - BMC ecology and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Functional diversity is vital for forest ecosystem resilience in times of climate-
induced forest diebacks. Admixing drought resistant non-native Douglas fir, as a partial …

DNA metabarcoding, diversity partitioning and null models reveal mechanisms of seasonal trophic specialization in a Mediterranean warbler

DA Velarde‐Garcéz, VA Mata, P Beja… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Optimal Foraging Theory (OFT) predicts that a population's trophic niche expansion
should occur in periods of food scarcity as individuals begin to opportunistically exploit sub …

Improving stable isotope assessments of inter‐and intra‐species variation in coral reef fish trophic strategies

JD Cybulski, C Skinner, Z Wan, CKM Wong… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fish have one of the highest occurrences of individual specialization in trophic strategies
among Eukaryotes. Yet, few studies characterize this variation during trophic niche analysis …

Fishes in a seasonally pulsed wetland show spatiotemporal shifts in diet and trophic niche but not shifts in trophic position

PJ Flood, WF Loftus, JC Trexler - Food Webs, 2023 - Elsevier
We examine temporal (seasonal) and spatial (habitat) effects on consumers' diet, trophic
position, trophic niche, and food-web topology in a subtropical oligotrophic wetland to …

Head shape predicts isotopic diet in anoles and day geckos

TJ Figueira, S Kennedy‐Gold, C Piantoni… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic morphology affects resource acquisition; therefore, species differences in such traits
may be informative for inferring resource use overlap and potential species interactions. In …

Energetic consequences of resource use diversity in a marine carnivore

ON Shipley, PJ Manlick, AL Newton, P Matich… - Oecologia, 2022 - Springer
Understanding how intraspecific variation in the use of prey resources impacts energy
metabolism has strong implications for predicting long-term fitness and is critical for …

Integrating isotopic and nutritional niches reveals multiple dimensions of individual diet specialisation in a marine apex predator

R Grainger, V Raoult, VM Peddemors… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dietary specialisations are important determinants of ecological structure, particularly in
species with high per‐capita trophic influence like marine apex predators. These species …

Artificial selection for predatory behaviour results in dietary niche differentiation in an omnivorous mammal

A Hämäläinen, M Kiljunen… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The diet of an individual is a result of the availability of dietary items and the individual's
foraging skills and preferences. Behavioural differences may thus influence diet variation …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling seasonal changes in trophic structure of fishery community in the offshore waters of southern Zhejiang Province of China: Insights from stable …

X Wei, C Gao, Y Liu, S Tian, R Kindong, Y Wang - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding an ecosystem's trophic structure is essential for determining the dynamic
interplay between natural and human-induced changes. However, limited knowledge of …