Reconstructing midge consumer–resource dynamics using carbon stable isotope signatures of archived specimens

• Published in: Ecology
• Main Authors: McCormick, Amanda R., Phillips, Joseph S., Botsch, Jamieson C., Einarsson, Árni, Gardarsson, Arnthor, Ives, Anthony R.
• Other Authors: National Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: Mývatn; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3901; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ecy.3901; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ecy.3901; https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1002/ecy.3901; https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ecy.3901

Abstract Population cycles can be caused by consumer–resource interactions. Confirming the role of consumer–resource interactions, however, can be challenging due to an absence of data for the resource candidate. For example, interactions between midge larvae and benthic algae likely govern the high...