Feeding Interactions and Their Relevance to Biodiversity under Global Change
by Yuanheng Li
Date of Examination:2017-03-17
Date of issue:2017-03-21
Advisor:Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brose
Referee:Prof. Dr. Kerstin Wiegand
Referee:Prof. Dr. Holger Kreft
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This dissertation focuses on the effect of multiple global change drivers on feeding interaction strength and biodiversity loss. The mechanisms of their influences on food webs are demonstrated by simple food chain motifs and energy flow.
Keywords: feeding interaction; functional response; ordinary differential equation; individual-based model; meta-analysis; feeding process; habitat loss; habitat simplification; warming; predator satiation level; experimental duration; food chain; predator-prey system; allometry; metabolic theory of ecology