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SUBMITTER: Mendoza M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858300 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mendoza Manuel M Araújo Miguel B MB
Nature communications 20191115 1
Nature's complexity is intriguing, but the circumstances determining whether or how order emerges from such complexity remains a matter of extensive research. Using the geographical distributions and food preferences of all terrestrial mammal species with masses >3 kg, we show that large mammals group into feeding guilds (species exploiting similar resources) and that these guilds form trophic structures that vary across biomes globally. We identify five trophic structures closely matching clima ...[more]