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functional feeding groups

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 4 | Mentions: 4

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 70 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on functional feeding groups with 70 nodes and 208 connections. Top connected: Beetles, Diptera, Bacteria, Mayflies, aquatic insects.

Definition

Categorization of invertebrates based on feeding mechanisms: collector-gatherers, grazers, predators, shredders, and suspension-feeders

Related Terms (4)

FFGfeeding guildsfeeding groupsfunctional groups

Publications (4)

Does the morphology of beaver ponds alter downstream ecosystems?

2011Hydrobiologia

Effects of single and terraced beaver ponds on benthic macroinvertebrate communities

Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America: Ecology and Management

Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America: Ecology and Management

Related Concepts (10)

trophic cascade

process2 shared papers

desiccation tolerance

process2 shared papers

beaver pond hydrologic effects

phenomenon2 shared papers

ecosystem engineering

process2 shared papers

pond hydroperiod

phenomenon2 shared papers

Habitat suitability analysis

process2 shared papers

environmental heterogeneity hypothesis

hypothesis1 shared paper

ecosystem services

framework1 shared paper

phosphorus limitation

process1 shared paper

benthic macroinvertebrates

measurement1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Periphyton

Mayflies

Ephemeroptera4 papers

benthic invertebrates

benthic algae

aquatic insects

Chironomidae

Chironomidae3 papers

Bacteria

Trichoptera

Phytoplankton

Belostomatidae

Belostomatidae2 papers