Food quality affects secondary consumers even at low quantities: an experimental test with larval European lobster.

The issues of food quality and food quantity are crucial for trophic interactions. Although most research has focussed on the primary producer-herbivore link, recent studies have shown that quality effects at the bottom of the food web propagate to higher trophic levels. Negative effects of poor foo...

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Main Authors: Katherina L Schoo, Nicole Aberle, Arne M Malzahn, Maarten Boersma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3307736?pdf=render