Abstract
The relationship between food web structure and function is complex, with few simplifying theories to aid in isolating patterns. In this paper we consider a hypothesis that relates pattern of trophic-level regulation to opposing forces of resource limitation and predation. A simulation exclusion experiment is used to compare patterns of regulation from lower to higher trophic levels. In these simulated food webs, species presence/absence and subsequent regulation of persisting species densities showed qualitatively different patterns of predation and resource control.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 101-116 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Ecological Modelling |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| State | Published - Apr 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation's Ecosystems Studies Program under Interagency Agreement BSR-8313185 with the U.S. Department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC05-84OR21400 with Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.