PhysOrg Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 A new study of sub-Antarctic seabirds shows that their community structure (how they co-exist and share resources) is unaffected by annual changes in availability of different types of prey, including Antarctic krill (a small shrimp-like crustacean). Reporting this month (November) in the Journal of Animal Ecology, a team of scientists studied the diet and feeding relationships of 13 species of seabirds on the sub-Antarctic island of Bird Island, near South Georgia. The results show that even if food availability changes, the different seabird species maintain roughly the same position in the food web. Read the full article on PhysOrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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