Consistent predator-prey biomass scaling in complex food webs

oleh: Daniel M. Perkins, Ian A. Hatton, Benoit Gauzens, Andrew D. Barnes, David Ott, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Catarina Vinagre, Ulrich Brose

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01

Deskripsi

The ratio of predator-to-prey biomass is a key element in food webs. Here, the authors report a unified analysis of predator-prey biomass scaling in complex food webs, finding general patterns of sub-linear scaling across ecosystems and levels of organization.