Food Webs

4 food webs

All Terrestrial Freshwater Marine Wetland Urban Agricultural Cave Deep Sea Coral Reef Mangrove

Central European Rice Paddy Food Web

Po Valley, Northern Italy

Rice paddies in northern Italy's Po Valley create seasonal wetland habitats in an otherwise agricultural landscape. These artificial wetlands support amphibians, wading birds, and aquatic …

Agricultural

Japanese Satoyama Food Web

Japan — Honshu island rural landscapes

Satoyama landscapes are traditional Japanese mosaics of rice paddies, woodlands, and grasslands that have been sustainably managed for centuries. This agricultural food web supports remarkable …

Agricultural

Midwestern Corn Belt Food Web

Central United States — Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota

The US Corn Belt is the world's most productive agricultural landscape, where corn-soybean rotations have replaced native tallgrass prairie. This simplified food web is dominated …

Agricultural

Sundarbans-Adjacent Aquaculture Food Web

Coastal Bangladesh and West Bengal, India

Shrimp aquaculture ponds in Bangladesh and India create simplified food webs adjacent to the Sundarbans mangroves. Supplemental feeds and fertilizers replace natural productivity, while escaped …

Agricultural