Fine‐scale estimation of trophic interactions is an important subject in the field of ecology.
Diet analysis based on fecal DNA metabarcoding has been accepted as a noninvasive …

Deep-sea sediments represent the largest but least known ecosystem on earth. With
increasing anthropogenic pressure, it is now a matter of urgency to improve our …

Diet analysis is a critical content of animal ecology and the diet analysis methods have been
constantly improving and updating. Contrary to traditional methods of high labor intensity …

Foraging is one of the most fundamental activities contributing to the maximization of an
animal's fitness, and thus herbivores must optimize their diet selection and intake to meet …

Global biodiversity is threatened by the anthropogenic restructuring of animal communities,
rewiring species interaction networks in real-time as individuals are extirpated or introduced …

Climate warming and human landscape transformation during the Holocene resulted in
environmental changes for wild animals. The last remnants of the European Pleistocene …

Feral horses (Equus ferus caballus) have become abundant on public lands in the American
West, particularly over the past 10 yr. In areas where they are overabundant, there is risk of …

Granivory can play a pivotal role in influencing regeneration, colonization as well as
abundance and distribution of plants. Due to their high abundance, nutrient content and …

Many plant species develop fruits to attract animals that will eat them and then disperse the
seeds. However, there are many plant species, whose seeds are dispersed …

DNA metabarcoding is increasingly important for studying feeding interactions, yet it remains
unresolved whether reporting read counts or occurrences is to be preferred. To address this …