How are urban food webs structured?

Short answer is: the same as other food webs, except that it includes non-natural food sources as well. Urban animals such as racoons, skunks, seagulls etc. have adapted to living anongst humans and eating garbage. read more

Short answer is: the same as other food webs, except that it includes non-natural food sources as well. Urban animals such as racoons, skunks, seagulls etc. have adapted to living anongst humans and eating garbage. These types of animals are opportunistic and lazy. Laziness is not just a human trait. Recently, wild pelecans in Scandanavia have been found to have stopped migrating because they have found stable food sources from garbage piles. read more

Symposia Urban Food Webs: Predators, Prey, and the People Who Feed Them A prevailing image of the city is of the steel and concrete downtown skyline. read more