Cascading effects of the brown food chain on primary production

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Table of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Food web structure and ecosystem functioning
1.2 Modeling the food web structure
1.3 Nutrient cycling
1.4 Interactions between the green and brown food webs
1.5 Structure of the thesis
Chapter 2 Interactions between the green and brown food web determine ecosystem functioning
Summary
Key words
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Tables
Figures
Supporting Information
Appendix 1 Equilibrium results and related signs of partial derivatives for model 3-2
Appendix 2 Other models with different food chain lengths
Appendix 3 Simulations of models with type II functional responses
Chapter 3 Consequences of asymmetry between green and brown food webs on stability of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Tables
Figures
Appendix
Chapter 4 Linking the green and brown food webs through spatial coupling and consequences on ecosystem functioning
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Notes:
Tables
Figures
Chapter 5 Interactions between green and brown food webs in freshwater ecosystems: preliminary results of a mesocosm experiment
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgments
Chapter 6 Discussion
6.1 Importance of integrating interactions between the green and brown food webs into food web models
6.2 Perspectives
References