Algivory in food webs of three temperate Andean rivers

• Published in: Austral Ecology
• Main Authors: Schmid-Araya, J.M., Figueroa Hernández, David, Schmid, P.E., Drouot, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Cadena alimentaria; Acoplamientos; Análisis del contenido estomacal; Invertebrados; Microalgas; Cadena; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10925/548; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02298.x

Food web analyses have been fundamental in understanding community organization and ecosystem functioning. To date, a number of studies demonstrate that stream food webs depend to a large extent on allochthonous detritus, but there are more recent studies that show a high degree of autochthony. Our...