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trophic-level sensitivity

Scope: community ecology
Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

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Definition

The concept that higher trophic levels are more sensitive to environmental change due to their smaller population sizes and greater environmental demands

Related Terms (2)

trophic sensitivitytrophic level sensitivity to aridity

Publications (3)

article

Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant–aphid mutualism strength

2019Oikostested
article

Elevational cline in herbivore abundance driven by a monotonic increase in trophic level sensitivity to aridity

2019Journal of Animal Ecologytested
thesis

The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on mutualisms

2019primary focus

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interspecific competition

process3 shared papers

elevational gradients

framework2 shared papers

elevation gradient

phenomenon2 shared papers

mutualistic relationships

process2 shared papers

stable isotope analysis

measurement1 shared paper

plant quality

concept1 shared paper

food web structure

framework1 shared paper

aridity

phenomenon1 shared paper

mutualisms

process1 shared paper

air temperature

measurement1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae1 paper

Chamerion angustifolium

Onagraceae1 paper

Ligusticum porteri

Apiaceae1 paper

Elatobium abietinum

Aphididae1 paper

Pterocomma beulahense

1 paper

Formica podzolica

Formicidae1 paper

Megachile parietina

Megachilidae1 paper