Size is everything

(Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena) The susceptibility of ecosystems to disruption depends on a lot of factors that can't all be grasped. Ulrich Brose from University of Jena (Germany) has therefore developed a new method that provides good results with only a few information about the properties of predators. The model confirms that a large body mass index between predator and prey creates stable systems. It can also predict which predator species play a key role.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 20, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news