The Ecological Role of Salamanders as Predators and Prey

• Other Authors: Sebastiano, Salvidio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; artificial cave; ecotone; prey-predator system; salamanders; Speleomantes; subterranean habitat; amphibia; energy flow; habitat coupling; predator-prey interactions; top-down control; trophic cascades; trophic ecology; Urodela; cave biology; prey; hypogean; underground; stygofauna; Monolistra; Sphaeromatidae; Niphargus; flatworm; aqueduct; seepage; individual diet specialization; ecological opportunity; diet; plethodontid; community ecology; Triturus; Lissotriton; coexisting species; trophic niche; niche width; niche variation hypothesis; amphibians; feeding ecology; individual specialization; resource selection; Hydromantes; body condition; biospeleology; parental species; size; capture-mark-recapture; COI; DNA metabarcoding; n/a
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Salamanders are relevant components of many terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. However, despite the importance of salamanders in many resource-consumer networks, their functional role remains remarkably understudied. Therefore, this volume, entitled The Ecological Role of Salamanders as Prey and Pr...