Food webs: experts consuming families of experts
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Publication:2199233
DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2005.12.021zbMATH Open1447.92537arXivq-bio/0508002OpenAlexW2009144368WikidataQ39410157 ScholiaQ39410157MaRDI QIDQ2199233FDOQ2199233
Publication date: 16 September 2020
Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: The question what determines the structure of natural food webs has been listed among the nine most important unanswered questions in ecology. It arises naturally from many problems related to ecosystem stability and resilience. The traditional view is that population-dynamical stability is crucial for understanding the observed structures. But phylogeny (evolutionary history) has also been suggested as the dominant mechanism. Here we show that observed topological features of predatory food webs can be reproduced to unprecedented accuracy by a mechanism taking into account only phylogeny, size constraints, and the heredity of the trophically relevant traits of prey and predators. The analysis reveals a tendency to avoid resource competition rather than apparent competition. In food webs with many parasites this pattern is reversed.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0508002
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