Forest degradation reshapes trophic functioning in vertebrate food webs across Amazonian forests
Ana Carolina Antunes, Ulrich Brose, Anelise Montanarin, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Carlos A. Peres, Carsten Meyer, Henrique M. Pereira, Jes Hines, Jingyi Li, Tainara Sobroza, Emilio Berti, Benoît Gauzens, Adrian A. Barnett, Alexine Keuroghlian, Antônio Carlos da Silva Zanzini, , R. C. Oliveira
The paper quantifies how forest degradation affects trophic functioning in Amazonian vertebrate food webs, showing shifts in carnivory and herbivory despite stable biodiversity metrics.
bioRxiv · Jul 14, 2026 · PreprintEcology