Sea Otters Homogenize Mussel Beds and Reduce Habitat Provisioning in a Rocky Intertidal Ecosystem

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are keystone predators that consume a variety of benthic invertebrates, including the intertidal mussel, Mytilus californianus. By virtue of their competitive dominance, large size, and longevity, M. californianus are ecosystem engineers that form structurally complex bed...

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Autores principales: Singh, Gerald G., Markel, Russell W., Martone, Rebecca G., Salomon, Anne K., Harley, Christopher D. G., Chan, Kai M. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3663835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23717697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065435

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3663835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23717697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065435

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