Concepts

The flow of energy through ecological systems, measured as invertebrate biomass transfer from terrestrial to aquatic environments

Addition of new individuals to insect populations through successful reproduction and development

Co-occurrence patterns between species that reflect ecological interactions beyond shared environmental responses

Mechanisms used by individuals to convey different cues to others, including color, vocal cues, body language, and biofluorescence

Mechanism where state and behavior mutually reinforce each other, measured as positive correlation between individual intercept and slope in random regression models.

Input of terrestrial invertebrates into aquatic food webs providing energy to aquatic predators

The increase in mortality with age, showing broad variation at the intraspecific level

The sequential development of microbial communities on substrates following disturbance

Consumption of dead organic matter by organisms, particularly caddisfly larvae feeding on detritus

Functional guild of macroinvertebrates that break down dead organic material, contributing to nutrient cycling in aquatic ecosystems

Competition through depletion of shared resources without direct interaction

Asymmetric intraguild predation (IGP) between caddisflies where larger, faster-growing species prey on smaller competitors

The production of organic compounds by autotrophic organisms, measured here through chlorophyll-a concentration

The roles that invertebrates play in the flow of energy and cycling of nutrients in wetlands