Changes in invertebrate food web structure between high- and low-productivity environments are driven by intermediate but not top-predator diet shifts

高生产力环境和低生产力环境之间无脊椎动物食物网结构的变化是由中级而非顶级捕食者的饮食变化驱动的

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作者:Ana Miller-Ter Kuile, Austen Apigo, An Bui, Kirsten Butner, Jasmine N Childress, Stephanie Copeland, Bartholomew P DiFiore, Elizabeth S Forbes, Maggie Klope, Carina I Motta, Devyn Orr, Katherine A Plummer, Daniel L Preston, Hillary S Young

Methods

diet DNA and stable isotopes, for two trophic groups (top predators and intermediate predators) in both low- and high-productivity habitats to elucidate where in the food chain trophic structure shifts in response to changes in underlying ecosystem productivity. We demonstrate that while top predators show increases in isotopic trophic position (δ15N) with productivity, neither their isotopic niche size nor their DNA diet composition changes. Conversely, intermediate predators show clear turnover in DNA diet composition towards a more predatory prey base in high-productivity habitats. Taking this multi-trophic approach highlights how predator identity shapes responses in predator-prey interactions across environments with different underlying productivity, building predictive power for understanding the outcomes of ongoing anthropogenic change.

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