Technical comment on Boersma et al. (2016) Temperature driven changes in the diet preference of omnivorous copepods: no more meat when it's hot? Ecology Letters, 19, 45-53.

Winder, Monika, Burian, Alfred, Landry, Michael R, Montagnes, David Js ORCID: 0000-0001-8826-9837 and Nielsen, Jens M (2016) Technical comment on Boersma et al. (2016) Temperature driven changes in the diet preference of omnivorous copepods: no more meat when it's hot? Ecology Letters, 19, 45-53. Ecology letters, 19 (11). pp. 1389-1391. ISSN 1461-023X, 1461-0248

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Abstract

A recent study concluded that omnivorous plankton will shift from predatory to herbivorous feeding with climate warming, as consumers require increased carbon:phosphorous in their food. Although this is an appealing hypothesis, we suggest the conclusion is unfounded, based on the data presented, which seem in places questionable and poorly interpreted.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Animals, Copepoda, Feeding Behavior, Food Preferences, Food Chain, Hot Temperature, Climate Change
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	09 May 2019 13:24
Last Modified:	06 Dec 2024 23:43
DOI:	10.1111/ele.12668
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3005348