Interaction strength

FracFeed: Global database of the fraction of feeding predators
The proportion of individuals that are found to have empty stomachs during a survey of a predator population’s diet has been used as an …
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FracFeed: Global database of the fraction of feeding predators
In defense of Type I functional responses: The frequency and population-dynamic effects of feeding on multiple prey at a time
Ecologists differ in the degree to which they consider the linear Type I functional response to be an unrealistic versus sufficient …
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In defense of Type I functional responses: The frequency and population-dynamic effects of feeding on multiple prey at a time
Simple, universal rules predict trophic interaction strengths
Many critical drivers of ecological systems exhibit regular scaling relationships, yet, often, the underlying mechanisms explaining …
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Simple, universal rules predict trophic interaction strengths
Body mass–biomass scaling modulates species keystone-ness to press perturbations
Identifying species with disproportionate effects on other species under press perturbations is essential, yet how species traits drive …
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Body mass–biomass scaling modulates species keystone-ness to press perturbations
Age-prevalence curves in a multi-species parasite community
The relationship between infection prevalence and host age is informative because it can reveal processes underlying disease dynamics. …
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Age-prevalence curves in a multi-species parasite community
Corrigendum: Geometric complexity and the information-theoretic comparison of functional-response models
Due to an error in our formulation of the citardauq solution to quadratic equations, our reformulation of the Steady State Saturation …
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Corrigendum: Geometric complexity and the information-theoretic comparison of functional-response models
High variation in handling times confers 35-year stability to predator feeding rates despite community change
Historical resurveys of ecological communities are important for placing the structure of modern ecosystems in context. Rarely, …
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High variation in handling times confers 35-year stability to predator feeding rates despite community change
Predator feeding rates may often be unsaturated under typical prey densities
Predator feeding rates (described by their functional response) must saturate at high prey densities. Although thousands of …
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Predator feeding rates may often be unsaturated under typical prey densities
Grazer-resource behavior, interactions, and feedbacks control kelp-forest dynamics and stability
How the direct and indirect effects of species interactions cascade to affect community struc- ture, functioning, and stability is a …
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Grazer-resource behavior, interactions, and feedbacks control kelp-forest dynamics and stability
Geometric complexity and the information-theoretic comparison of functional-response models
The assessment of relative model performance using information criteria like AIC and BIC has become routine among functional-response …
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Geometric complexity and the information-theoretic comparison of functional-response models