The authors examined patterns in species-poor communities of glacier-fed rivers. They used Cheddar to compute the suite of tritrophic food-web statistics, which combine the set of trophic links with species' body masses and numerical abundances. Their analysis revealed that any disturbances to a single taxon could propagate throughout the community food-web.

Clitherow et al (2013) Food Web Structure in a Harsh Glacier-Fed River. Public Library of Science ONE, 8 (4) e60899. 10.1371/journal.pone.0060899