there would be no ecosystem
Fish are cold-blooded or poikilothermic, meaning that their body temperatures vary with the surrounding temperature. During the cold of winter fish become less active. They find little pockets out of the way of fast moving water where they can stay still and conserve energy.
The preferred prey item would be frogs.
What is optimal foraging theory?
It is a theory in ecology that proposes that predating animals that get the most energy from minimal efforts are favored by natural selection.
In order words, selection forces prefer investing minimum energy in order to extract maximally available energy.
In this case, the heron needs to use the lowest time to harvest the maximum energy possible. Since all the preys offer the same amount of energy, the one that requires the lowest time would be preferable for the heron.
In other words, frogs would be the most preferable prey.
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