Dear Marmam,
We are pleased to announce the publication of our paper entitled “The Nutritional Ecology of Marine Apex Predators” Gabriel E. Machovsky-Capuska & David Raubenheimer *https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-marine-010318-095411 <https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-marine-010318-095411>* Abstract Apex predators play pivotal roles in marine ecosystems, mediated principally through diet and nutrition. Yet, compared with terrestrial animals, the nutritional ecology of marine predators is poorly understood. One reason is that the field has adhered to an approach that evaluates diet principally in terms of energy gain. Studies in terrestrial systems, by contrast, increasingly adopt a multidimensional approach, the nutritional geometry framework, that distinguishes specific nutrients and calories. We provide evidence that a nutritional approach is likewise relevant to marine apex predators, then demonstrate how nutritional geometry can characterize the nutrient and energy content of marine prey. Next, we show how this framework can be used to reconceptualize ecological interactions via the ecological niche concept, and close with a consideration of its application to problems in marine predator research. Please feel free to contact me for the pdf including the name of the paper in the subject area (to avoid spam emails!). We also welcome enquiries regarding to the possibility of exploring new research collaborations on this field. Regards, Gabriel Dr. GABRIEL MACHOVSKY-CAPUSKA Adjunct Senior Research Fellow Level 4 East | D17 - Education and Research Hub, The Charles Perkins Centre| The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 *T* +61 2 9351 8020 | *F* +61 2 9351 3056 | *M *+61 406 419 396 *http://gabrielmachovsky.com/ <http://gabrielmachovsky.com/>* http://sydney.edu.au/perkins/research/current-research/human-animal-interactions.shtml https://sydney.edu.au/charles-perkins-centre/our-research/current-research/nutrition/human-food-chain.html
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