Changing rainforest to plantations shifts tropical food webs

by Philippa Kaur 3 May 2024, 00:00 179 Views

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03 May 2024

A study provides insights into how energy flows in the food webs that connect soil- and canopy-dwelling organisms in tropical ecosystems with high biodiversity. When rainforest is converted to plantations, food webs are simplified and restructured, leading to profound changes in tropical-ecosystem functioning.

Source: Ecology - nature.com

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Changing rainforest to plantations shifts tropical food webs

Nuno Loureiro named director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Exploring frontiers of mechanical engineering

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