Food web is an important conceptual tool for illustrating the feeding relationships among species within a community, revealing species interactions and community structure, and understanding the ...

"Our focus was on the energy cycles in the soil food web—meaning the energy that is passed on from decomposers and herbivores to small predators," says co-author Professor Nico Eisenhauer from iDiv.

Food chains and food webs interconnect organisms within an ... consume other animals. Decomposers, like fungi and bacteria, break down dead organisms, returning nutrients to the soil and ...

Are you looking for something fun to do at home with a bit of science behind it? This edible food web will help your kiddos ...

We distinguished the response of root respiration from that of decomposers by creating plots free of tree roots by trenching. Soil respiration was measured every three to four weeks from May to ...