Physiological Stress as a Fundamental Mechanism Linking Predation to Ecosystem Functioning
Physiological Stress as a Fundamental Mechanism Linking Predation to Ecosystem Functioning
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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English
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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We present a framework to explain how prey stress responses to predation can resolve context dependency in ecosystem properties and functions such as food chain length, secondary production, elemental stoichiometry, and cycling. We first describe the major nonspecific physiological stress mechanisms and their ecologically relevant consequences. We...
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Physiological Stress as a Fundamental Mechanism Linking Predation to Ecosystem Functioning
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_uchicagopress_journals_656495
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0003-0147
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1537-5323
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10.1086/656495
