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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |