Changes in vertical and horizontal diversities mediated by the size structure of introduced fish collectively shape food‐web stability
Chloé Vagnon,
Justin Pomeranz,
Bertrand Loheac
et al.
Abstract:Species introductions can alter local food‐web structure by changing the vertical or horizontal diversity within communities, largely driven by their body size distributions. Increasing vertical and horizontal diversities is predicted to have opposing effects on stability. However, their interactive effects remain largely overlooked. We investigated the independent and collective effects of vertical and horizontal diversities on food‐web stability in alpine lakes stocked with variable body size distributions o… Show more
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