Biological Sciences Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Recent research has documented shifts in per capita trophic interactions and food webs in response to changes in environmental moisture, from the top-down (consumers to plants), rather than solely bottom-up (plants to consumers). These responses may be predictable from effects of physiological, behavioral, and ecological traits on animal water balance, although predictions could be modified by energy or nutrient requirements, the risk of predation, population-level responses, and bottom-up effects. Relatively little work has explicitly explored food web effects of changes in animal water balance, despite the likelihood of widespread relevance, including during periodic droughts in mesic locations, where taxa may lack adaptations for water conservation. More research is needed, particularly in light of climate change and hydrological alteration.
Copyright Statement
Post-print
Repository Citation
McCluney, Kevin E., "Implications of animal water balance for terrestrial food webs" (2017). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 64.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bio_sci_pub/64
Publication Date
2017
Publication Title
Current Opinion in Insect Science
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2017.06.007
Volume
23
Start Page No.
13
End Page No.
21