Maximum trophic level predicts food webs susceptibility to coextinctions
Henry Li, Anna Eklöf, György Barabás, Laura E. Dee
The paper uses Bayesian network models to show that food webs with high maximum trophic level are most vulnerable to coextinctions, outperforming other structural metrics in predicting ecosystem susceptibility.
bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2026 · PreprintEcology