Refocusing multiple stressor research around the targets and scales of ecological impacts
Ecological communities face a variety of environmental and anthropogenic stressors acting
simultaneously. Stressor impacts can combine additively or can interact, causing synergistic …
simultaneously. Stressor impacts can combine additively or can interact, causing synergistic …
Ecosystem ecology: size-based constraints on the pyramids of life
Biomass distribution and energy flow in ecosystems are traditionally described with trophic
pyramids, and increasingly with size spectra, particularly in aquatic ecosystems. Here, we …
pyramids, and increasingly with size spectra, particularly in aquatic ecosystems. Here, we …
Climate-driven zooplankton shifts cause large-scale declines in food quality for fish
Zooplankton are the primary energy pathway from phytoplankton to fish. Yet, there is limited
understanding about how climate change will modify zooplankton communities and the …
understanding about how climate change will modify zooplankton communities and the …
Potential consequences of climate change for primary production and fish production in large marine ecosystems
JL Blanchard, S Jennings… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Existing methods to predict the effects of climate change on the biomass and production of
marine communities are predicated on modelling the interactions and dynamics of individual …
marine communities are predicated on modelling the interactions and dynamics of individual …
From bacteria to whales: using functional size spectra to model marine ecosystems
Size-based ecosystem modeling is emerging as a powerful way to assess ecosystem-level
impacts of human-and environment-driven changes from individual-level processes. These …
impacts of human-and environment-driven changes from individual-level processes. These …
[HTML][HTML] Development and application of the adverse outcome pathway framework for understanding and predicting chronic toxicity: II. A focus on growth impairment in …
Adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) organize knowledge on the progression of toxicity
through levels of biological organization. By determining the linkages between toxicity …
through levels of biological organization. By determining the linkages between toxicity …
Global patterns in predator–prey size relationships reveal size dependency of trophic transfer efficiency
Predator–prey body size relationships influence food chain length, trophic structure, transfer
efficiency, interaction strength, and the bioaccumulation of contaminants. Improved …
efficiency, interaction strength, and the bioaccumulation of contaminants. Improved …
Surfing the biomass size spectrum: some remarks on history, theory, and application
WG Sprules, LE Barth - Canadian Journal of Fisheries and …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Charles Elton introduced the “pyramid of numbers” in the late 1920s, but this remarkable
insight into body-size dependent patterns in natural communities lay fallow until the theory of …
insight into body-size dependent patterns in natural communities lay fallow until the theory of …
[HTML][HTML] Overcoming the data crisis in biodiversity conservation
How can we track population trends when monitoring data are sparse? Population declines
can go undetected, despite ongoing threats. For example, only one of every 200 harvested …
can go undetected, despite ongoing threats. For example, only one of every 200 harvested …
Climate change in size-structured ecosystems
One important aspect of climate change is the increase in average temperature, which will
not only have direct physiological effects on all species but also indirectly modifies …
not only have direct physiological effects on all species but also indirectly modifies …