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Jingyi Li^1,2, Ulrich Brose^1,2, Benjamin Rosenbaum^1,2

¹Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.

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Anthropogenic sensory pollution disrupts species interactions by limiting information flow. A new framework explains how this impacts community stability and ecosystem dynamics.

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interaction strength predation sensory pollution trophic interaction

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Ecosystem Dynamics
Sensory Ecology

Background:

Information transmission is crucial for ecosystem functioning but is threatened by anthropogenic sensory pollution.
Current understanding of how information flow constrains trophic interactions is limited by a lack of analytical tools.
Variations in functional responses, which affect community stability, lack a clear mechanistic explanation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel analytical framework to understand information transmission constraints in species interactions.
To explain the observed variations in functional responses and their link to community stability.
To elucidate the impact of anthropogenic sensory pollution on ecological dynamics.

Main Methods:

Development of a sensory information-constrained functional response (IFR) framework.
Empirical evaluation of the IFR framework using real-world data.
Analysis of how information transmission limitations influence predator-prey dynamics.

Main Results:

The IFR framework successfully explains systematic variations in functional responses.
Functional response shapes, linked to community stability, are attributable to sensory information transmission limits.
The study provides a mechanistic link between sensory pollution and altered species interactions.

Conclusions:

Sensory information transmission is a key factor shaping species interactions and community stability.
Anthropogenic sensory pollution disrupts vital information exchange, leading to significant ecological consequences.
The IFR framework offers new insights into ecosystem resilience and the impacts of human activities.