Food web structure mediate positive and negative effects of diversity on ecosystem functioning in a large floodplain river
D. Borzone Mas, P. A. Scarabotti, P. Alvarenga, P. A. Vaschetto, M. Arim
The paper examines how food web structure mediates the effects of diversity on ecosystem functioning in a floodplain river, finding that species richness directly and indirectly influences biomass through modularity and connectance.
bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2024Ecology