Nutrient Enrichment and Food Web Composition Affect Ecosystem Metabolism in an Experimental Seagrass Habitat

Authors

Amanda C. Spivak, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Elizabeth A. Canuel, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
J. Emment Duffy, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
J. Paul Richardson, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Document Type

Article

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Publication Date

10-2009

Journal

Plos One

Volume

4

Issue

10

First Page

e7473

Abstract

Food web composition and resource levels can influence ecosystem properties such as productivity and elemental cycles. In particular, herbivores occupy a central place in food webs as the species richness and composition of this trophic level may simultaneously influence the transmission of resource and predator effects to higher and lower trophic levels, respectively. Yet, these interactions are poorly understood.

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0007473

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Spivak, Amanda C.; Canuel, Elizabeth A.; Duffy, J. Emment; and Richardson, J. Paul, Nutrient Enrichment and Food Web Composition Affect Ecosystem Metabolism in an Experimental Seagrass Habitat (2009). Plos One, 4(10), e7473.

10.1371/journal.pone.0007473