🕷️ Web Sleuths Are Mapping Who Eats Whom
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Phys.org · 1 min read · · Updated
🍿 OOPS SAYS
Finally, a website that rewards you for snitching on what the local wildlife is eating. Turns out staring at a bird having lunch is actually valuable scientific research, so keep up the good work.
What actually happened
An interdisciplinary team of researchers has created an open-source website for learning what different organisms eat and what eats them. The site—called Who Eats Whom—draws on data from a worldwide citizen science platform and serves as both a valuable resource for ecological research and an educational tool to advance public understanding of the global food web.
Key points
- An interdisciplinary team of researchers has created an open-source website for learning what different organisms eat and what eats them.
- The site—called Who Eats Whom—draws on data from a worldwide citizen science platform and serves as both a valuable resource for ecological research and an educational tool to advance public understanding of the global food web.
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