{"id":54,"date":"2026-07-16T01:56:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:52:35","slug":"food-web-ecology-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/food-web-ecology-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Web Ecology Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/IMG_7070-2-1024x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/IMG_7070-2-1024x600.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/IMG_7070-2-300x176.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/IMG_7070-2-768x450.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/IMG_7070-2-1536x900.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/IMG_7070-2-2048x1200.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center blue-message wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-blue-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">The research in our lab broadly focuses on how species are linked through prey-predator relationships and other trophic interactions, and how these links are affected by environmental stressors or resource pulses. Most of our work fits into the sections below, but we are always open to new ideas and opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"622\" src=\"http:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/consumer-prey.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1141667717926076;width:266px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/consumer-prey.png 693w, https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/consumer-prey-300x269.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Role of essential nutrients in shaping trophic structure and impact of contaminants on nutrient availability and transfer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized advgb-dyn-505c3f7f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/stressor-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9168356997971603;width:359px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/stressor-1.png 562w, https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/stressor-1-275x300.png 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Assessing the impact of natural and anthropogenic stressors on biological communities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-indent:0px\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-215523.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2599863044966904;width:277px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-215523.png 790w, https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-215523-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/nair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-215523-768x610.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Understanding anthropogenic impacts<br> on aquatic-terrestrial connectivity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests The research in our lab broadly focuses on how species are linked through prey-predator relationships and other trophic interactions, and how these links are affected by environmental stressors or resource pulses. 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