Extreme rainfall events alter the trophic structure in bromeliad tanks across the Neotropics
oleh: Gustavo Q. Romero, Nicholas A. C. Marino, A. Andrew M. MacDonald, Régis Céréghino, M. Kurtis Trzcinski, Dimaris Acosta Mercado, Céline Leroy, Bruno Corbara, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Ignacio M. Barberis, Olivier Dézerald, Edd Hammill, Trisha B. Atwood, Gustavo C. O. Piccoli, Fabiola Ospina Bautista, Jean-François Carrias, Juliana S. Leal, Guillermo Montero, Pablo A. P. Antiqueira, Rodrigo Freire, Emilio Realpe, Sarah L. Amundrud, Paula M. de Omena, Alice B. A. Campos, Pavel Kratina, Eoin J. O’Gorman, Diane S. Srivastava
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-06-01 |
Deskripsi
The amount and frequency of rainfall structures aquatic food webs. Here the authors show that in tropical tank bromeliads, lower trophic levels are more abundant in stable rainfall conditions, while biomass pyramids are inverted in conditions with periodic droughts.