Marine food webs are highly complex. Until now, researchers have been unable to understand exactly how they are affected by ...

South Africa’s False Bay was once known as a global hotspot for great white sharks. But within the span of a few years, ...

Hereon researchers develop innovative method to calculate predator-prey relationships more precisely Marine food webs are highly complex. Until now, researchers have been unable to understand exactly ...

As people around the world celebrate Earth Day this year by planting trees and turning off a few lights, scientists look ...

These tiny plastic particles not only pose a threat to marine ecosystems ... and ecosystem functions, especially on plants ...

A new study has uncovered evidence of far-reaching ecosystem consequences following ... has triggered significant shifts in the marine food web. "The loss of this iconic apex predator has led ...

A new DNA probes allow for efficient surveying of the hidden lives of squids and octopuses in the deep sea. This development ...

Industrial fishing removes large amounts of nutrients like carbon and phosphorus. This disrupts marine food webs.

A study has highlighted the profound ecological impact of the great white shark's disappearance from False Bay.

2008). Figure 1 shows a simplified food web in a desert ecosystem. In this food web, grasshoppers feed on plants; scorpions prey on grasshoppers; kit foxes prey on scorpions. While the food web ...

“The use of underwater video surveys conducted more than a decade apart provided us with a snapshot of the food web both before ... consequences for marine ecosystems. “Without these apex ...