The researchers report the results of their study today (Apr. 10) in the Journal ... Prey, in this case, includes animals, insects and plants. When creating knockout food webs, the researchers ...

"Overall, the total weight of animals in species-rich ecosystems ... and ecosystem functioning in dynamic food webs, Nature Communications (2016). DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12718 ...

Model predictions showed a rapid increase in microplastic accumulation and contamination across the penguins' prey organisms resulting ... way into the marine food webs. Researchers, led by ...

This galaxy of organisms makes up the base of the oceanic food web. Phytoplankton are microscopic floating plants that feed on sunlight. These are in turn eaten by animals called zooplankton ...