Food webs are detailed maps of who eats whom, and therefore how big an effect a change in one species has on the other species in the community. Humans have profound effects on the structure and ...

Illustration of the trophic levels in an aquatic ecosystem featuring the algae Epithemia and Cladophora. Researchers will uncover "Rules of Life" for energy and nutrient transfers, at scales from ...

Food webs can be used to reveal different patterns of energy transfer in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Patterns of energy flow through different ecosystems may differ markedly in terrestrial ...

In addition to directly examining the effects of PFAS on amphibians, we also conducted field-based research examining PFAS distribution and movement in an aquatic food web (see figure) impacted by ...

Since the introduction of invasive zebra mussels in the Midwest in the late 1980s, the full extent of their impact on aquatic ...