Tebbett Sterling B, Ling Scott D
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
PLoS Biol. 2025 Jul 9;23(7):e3003251. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003251. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Understanding how cross-system subsidies shape the functioning of recipient ecosystems across trophic levels was unresolved. A new study in PLOS Biology reveals seabird-derived nutrients fuel primary producers on coral reefs, enhancing herbivore productivity.
跨系统补贴如何塑造不同营养级别的受援生态系统的功能仍未得到解决。《公共科学图书馆·生物学》上的一项新研究表明,海鸟来源的养分滋养了珊瑚礁上的初级生产者,提高了食草动物的生产力。