Definition
Trophic ecology is the study of feeding interactions and food acquisition by organisms. It includes the causes and consequences of those behaviors at all levels of biological organization. (Majdi, N., Hette-Tronquart, N., Auclair, E., Bec, A., Chouvelon, T., Cognie, B., Danger, M., Decottignies, P., Dessier, A., Desvilettes, C., Dubois, S., Dupuy, C., Fritsch, C., Gaucherel, C., Hedde, M., Jabot, F., Lefebvre, S., Marzloff, M.P., Pey, B., Peyrard, N., Powolny, T., Sabbadin, R., Thébault, E., Perga, M.-E. (2018). There’s no harm in having too much: A comprehensive toolbox of methods in trophic ecology. Food Webs 17, e00100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2018.e00100)