Trophic flexibility and hydrology structure alpine stream food webs: Implications for a fading cryosphere
K. Jorgenson, S. Hotaling, L. Tronstad, D. Finn, S. Collins
The paper examines food web structure in alpine streams with different hydrologic sources, finding that subterranean ice-fed streams support unique diets and may provide critical habitat for cold-water species under climate change.
bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2023 · PreprintEcology