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Size matters: Predator outbreaks threaten foundation species in small Marine Protected Areas

The unanticipated impacts of consumers in fragmented habitats are frequently a challenge for ecosystem management. On Indo-Pacific coral reefs, crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster spp.) are coral predators whose outbreaks cause precipitous coral decline. Across large spatial scales, Acanthaster d...

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Autores principales: Clements, Cody S., Hay, Mark E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5293237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28166257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171569