2024
Vertical trophic structure and niche partitioning of gelatinous predators in a pelagic food web: Insights from stable isotopes of siphonophores
Hetherington E, Close H, Haddock S, Damian‐Serrano A, Dunn C, Wallsgrove N, Doherty S, Choy C. Vertical trophic structure and niche partitioning of gelatinous predators in a pelagic food web: Insights from stable isotopes of siphonophores. Limnology And Oceanography 2024, 69: 902-919. DOI: 10.1002/lno.12536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrophic positionPelagic food webFood websGelatinous zooplanktonTrophic ecologyCSIA-AASuspended particlesCalifornia Current EcosystemStable isotope valuesCollection depthIsotope valuesTrophic diversityBasal resourcesNiche overlapTrophic levelsTrophic structureFeeding ecologyAnalysis of individual amino acidsCurrent EcosystemGelatinous predatorsVertical habitatNiche partitioningSmall crustaceansPelagic ecosystemRemotely operated vehicle
2022
Integrating siphonophores into marine food‐web ecology
Hetherington E, Damian‐Serrano A, Haddock S, Dunn C, Choy C. Integrating siphonophores into marine food‐web ecology. Limnology And Oceanography Letters 2022, 7: 81-95. DOI: 10.1002/lol2.10235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood web ecologyFood web structureFood web topologyDeep pelagic habitatPredator-prey interactionsDiversity of taxaTrophic complexityTrophic ecologyTrophic nicheWeb structureNiche differentiationTrophic differencesAbundant predatorsPelagic ecosystemFeeding ecologyOceanic ecosystemsDepth habitatGelatinous zooplanktonDeep pelagicSiphonophore speciesEcologyDiet differencesWater columnColonial hydrozoansEcosystems