Involved member of MultiTroph: Georg Albert
Biological Reviews, Volume99, Issue6, December 2024, Pages 1927-1947, https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13105
Summary: This article proposes a mechanistic framework to integrate physical factors, such as temperature, light intensity, and viscosity, into the study of predator–prey interactions by combining the movement ecology paradigm with a modular predation sequence. This approach seeks to explain and predict how interplay between organism traits and abiotic environmental variables regulate trophic interactions and, subsequently, food-web responses to environmental changes, including anthropogenic impacts like climate change and species invasions.
Conclusion: The framework mechanistically links environmental physical factors to the movement components of organisms, enabling quantitative predictions of predator–prey interactions and food-web dynamics in response to changing physical conditions. This integrative approach helps forecast ecosystem responses to anthropogenic stressors by connecting environmental change with ecological interaction strengths and food web structure.