Dissertation Research: Use of Food Web Analyses to Examine Ecosystem Response to a Detrital Resoruce Manipulation

931566 Meyer这个项目使用稳定同位素添加和肠道分析相结合的方法来研究溪流食物网的结构。尤其重要的是对微生物生产的估计和对其在流食网中的重要性的评估。这种方法将被用来理解资源变化对食物网特性的影响：大量减少凋落物投入的影响。这项研究将确定食物网分析在检测抑制生态系统资源的环境变化的生态影响方面的效用。研究结果将在森林和溪流管理、渔业和保护生物学方面具有价值。***

931566 Meyer This project examines the structure of stream food webs using a combination of stable isotope addition and gut analysis. Of particular importance is the estimation of microbial production and assessment of its importance in stream food webs. This approach will be used to understand the effects of a resource alteration on food web properties: the effects of a large reduction in litter inputs. %%% This study will determine the utility of food web analysis in detecting the ecological effects of environmental alterations that depress ecosystem resources. The results will be of value in forest and stream management, fisheries, and conservation biology. ***