Role of middle predators in reef systems: Marine research on oyster reefs
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 18:31
in Earth & Climate
The behavior of the 'middle child' in the predator-prey food chain plays a strong role in determining how the reef as a whole will fare, new marine science research shows. Research with oyster reefs complicates the evolution of a long-held ecology paradigm, namely that the species at the top of the food web dictate the welfare of the entire system simply by eating.