ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2018
Sudden collapse of a mesopredator reveals its complementary role in mediating rocky reef regime shifts.
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Abstract
While changes in the abundance of keystone predators can have cascading effects resulting in regime shifts, the role of mesopredators in these processes remains underexplored. We conducted annual surveys of rocky reef communities that varied in the recovery of a keystone predator (sea otter,
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