Allochthony in stream food webs decreases with temperature across a subcontinental scale
Kierstyn T. Higgins, Michael T. Bogan, Albert Ruhí, Meryl C. Mims, Carla L. Atkinson, Michelle H. Busch, Brian A. Gill, Chelsea R. Smith, Thomas M. Neeson, Yang E. Hong, Travis M. Apgar, Arial J. Shogren, Megan C. Malish, Samuel Silknetter, Rose M. Mohammadi, , Daniel C. Allen
The paper examines how temperature affects allochthony in stream food webs across six U.S. river basins, finding that allochthony decreases with increasing temperature.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2026 · PreprintEcology