The authors imposed different flow treatments on fresh-water mesocosms containing complex trophic communities. Cheddar was used to produce plots of the food-web data. Communities subjected to drought treaments had fewer species and fewer trophic interactions, leading to the partial collapse of the food web.

Ledger et al (2013) Extreme climatic events alter complex food webs: evidence from a mesocosm drought experiment. Advances in Ecological Research, 48 343-395. 10.1016/B978-0-12-417199-2.00006-9