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Trophic Cascades Induced by Lobster Fishing Are Not Ubiquitous in Southern California Kelp Forests

Fishing can trigger trophic cascades that alter community structure and dynamics and thus modify ecosystem attributes. We combined ecological data of sea urchin and macroalgal abundance with fishery data of spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) landings to evaluate whether: (1) patterns in the abund...

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Autores principales: Guenther, Carla M., Lenihan, Hunter S., Grant, Laura E., Lopez-Carr, David, Reed, Daniel C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3510206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23209573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049396