Food Webs
4 food webs
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …