A unified framework for herbivore-to-producer biomass ratio reveals the relative influence of four ecological factors

Takehiro Kazama et al. develop a framework based on Lotka–Volterra models to identify the relative influences of production rate, defense traits, nutrient contents of producers, and predation, in affecting the biomass ratio of herbivores to primary producers in a community. They apply this framework...

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Main Authors:	Takehiro Kazama, Jotaro Urabe, Masato Yamamichi, Kotaro Tokita, Xuwang Yin, Izumi Katano, Hideyuki Doi, Takehito Yoshida, Nelson G. Hairston
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:	Communications Biology
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01587-9

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spelling	doaj-b6bbd2e1232a4ff3840c01fd053a629d2021-01-10T12:41:31ZengNature Publishing GroupCommunications Biology2399-36422021-01-01411910.1038/s42003-020-01587-9A unified framework for herbivore-to-producer biomass ratio reveals the relative influence of four ecological factorsTakehiro Kazama0Jotaro Urabe1Masato Yamamichi2Kotaro Tokita3Xuwang Yin4Izumi Katano5Hideyuki Doi6Takehito Yoshida7Nelson G. Hairston8Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku UniversityAquatic Ecology Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku UniversityDepartment of General Systems Studies, University of TokyoAquatic Ecology Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku UniversityLiaoning Provincial Key Laboratory for Hydrobiology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean UniversityGraduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women’s University, Kitanoya-nishimachiGraduate School of Simulation Studies, University of HyogoDepartment of General Systems Studies, University of TokyoDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell UniversityTakehiro Kazama et al. develop a framework based on Lotka–Volterra models to identify the relative influences of production rate, defense traits, nutrient contents of producers, and predation, in affecting the biomass ratio of herbivores to primary producers in a community. They apply this framework to freshwater plankton systems and find that while all factors affect the biomass ratio, carnivore abundance has the greatest relative influence.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01587-9
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author	Takehiro Kazama Jotaro Urabe Masato Yamamichi Kotaro Tokita Xuwang Yin Izumi Katano Hideyuki Doi Takehito Yoshida Nelson G. Hairston
spellingShingle	Takehiro Kazama Jotaro Urabe Masato Yamamichi Kotaro Tokita Xuwang Yin Izumi Katano Hideyuki Doi Takehito Yoshida Nelson G. Hairston A unified framework for herbivore-to-producer biomass ratio reveals the relative influence of four ecological factors Communications Biology
author_facet	Takehiro Kazama Jotaro Urabe Masato Yamamichi Kotaro Tokita Xuwang Yin Izumi Katano Hideyuki Doi Takehito Yoshida Nelson G. Hairston
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title	A unified framework for herbivore-to-producer biomass ratio reveals the relative influence of four ecological factors
title_short	A unified framework for herbivore-to-producer biomass ratio reveals the relative influence of four ecological factors
title_full	A unified framework for herbivore-to-producer biomass ratio reveals the relative influence of four ecological factors
title_fullStr	A unified framework for herbivore-to-producer biomass ratio reveals the relative influence of four ecological factors
title_full_unstemmed	A unified framework for herbivore-to-producer biomass ratio reveals the relative influence of four ecological factors
title_sort	unified framework for herbivore-to-producer biomass ratio reveals the relative influence of four ecological factors
publisher	Nature Publishing Group
series	Communications Biology
issn	2399-3642
publishDate	2021-01-01
description	Takehiro Kazama et al. develop a framework based on Lotka–Volterra models to identify the relative influences of production rate, defense traits, nutrient contents of producers, and predation, in affecting the biomass ratio of herbivores to primary producers in a community. They apply this framework to freshwater plankton systems and find that while all factors affect the biomass ratio, carnivore abundance has the greatest relative influence.
url	https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01587-9
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