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SUBMITTER: Zhao L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5008267 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Lei L Zhang Huayong H O'Gorman Eoin J EJ Tian Wang W Ma Athen A Moore John C JC Borrett Stuart R SR Woodward Guy G
Ecology letters 20160627 9
Species extinctions are accelerating globally, yet the mechanisms that maintain local biodiversity remain poorly understood. The extinction of species that feed on or are fed on by many others (i.e. 'hubs') has traditionally been thought to cause the greatest threat of further biodiversity loss. Very little attention has been paid to the strength of those feeding links (i.e. link weight) and the prevalence of indirect interactions. Here, we used a dynamical model based on empirical energy budget ...[more]