O. J. Schmitz

Rewiring the carbon cycle: a theoretical framework for animal-driven ecosystem carbon sequestration

The paper develops a theoretical framework showing that animals significantly influence ecosystem carbon cycling by altering carbon storage and capture through direct and indirect pathways, increasing carbon sequestration by 2-3 fold.

Animal-vectored nutrient flows across resource gradients influence the nature of local and meta-ecosystem functioning

The paper develops a meta-ecosystem model that accounts for different types of consumer movement and shows their distinct impacts on local and meta-ecosystem functions.