EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

food chain length
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
alternative label: food chain lengths
scope note: MS Academic Keywords
definition: [M. Jake Vander Zanden] Food chain length is a fundamental ecosystem property, and plays a central role in determining ecosystem functioning. Recent advances in the field of stable isotope ecology allow the estimation of food chain length (FCL) from stable nitrogen isotope (d15N) data... , "[David J. Hoeinghaus] Food-chain length is a central characteristic of ecological communities that affects community structure and ecosystem function...
broader: variable
creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

variable
type: Concept
narrower: food chain length