We also found that fishes are accumulating risk faster than their zooplankton prey during key times of year. A pattern that hints at the potential for trophic mismatches that could affect the whole food web. We also found strong spatial patterns, with the strongest divergence in more saline regions.

By modeling how long-term population trends and variability impact decline probability, we examined how risk fluctuates throughout the year for age-0 fishes. We found that risk can vary from month to month, highlighting that risk might not be consistent even within the same life stage.

Thanks to California Department of Fish & Wildlife for funding!

*guy releasing butterfly meme*

“Is this… #abundance?”

Que guapo! Enhorabona José María!

Ha, just a fancy word (and method) for “diversity of prey and of basal resources that the prey rely on”!