Trophic cascades are textbook examples of predator indirect effects on ecological systems.
Yet there is considerable debate about their nature, strength and overall importance. This …

The Ideal Free Distribution (IFD), introduced by Fretwell and Lucas in [Fretwell, DS, Lucas,
HL, 1970. On territorial behavior and other factors influencing habitat distribution in birds …

The dynamics of ecological systems include a bewildering number of biotic interactions that
unfold over a vast range of spatial scales. Here, employing simple and general empirical …

Species diversity is changing globally and locally, but the complexity of ecological
communities hampers a general understanding of the consequences of animal species loss …

Food webs, the networks of feeding links between species, are central to our understanding
of ecosystem structure, stability, and function. One of the key aspects of food web structure is …

Patterns in food-web structure have frequently been examined in static food webs, but few
studies have attempted to delineate patterns that materialize in food webs under …

The relationship between omnivory and stability has been the subject of a longstanding
debate in ecology. Early theory predicted that omnivory would decrease the probability of …

Understanding how arthropod pests and their natural enemies interact in complex
agroecosystems is essential for pest management programmes. Theory predicts that prey …

Some of the clearest examples of the ramifying effects of resource pulses exist in deciduous
forests dominated by mast‐producing trees, such as oaks, beech, and hornbeam. Seed …

In this article, we develop population game theory, a theory that combines the dynamics of
animal behavior with population dynamics. In particular, we study interaction and distribution …