Top predator sea stars are the benthic equivalent to polar bears of the pelagic realm

The marine pelagic compartment spans numerous trophic levels and consists of numerous reticulate connections between species from primary producers to iconic apex predators, while the benthic compartment is perceived to be simpler in structure and comprised of only low trophic level species. Here, w...

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Autores principales: Amiraux, Rémi, Yurkowski, David J., Archambault, Philippe, Pierrejean, Marie, Mundy, C. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2022
Materias:
Biological Sciences
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9910421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36574678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2216701120
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Sumario:The marine pelagic compartment spans numerous trophic levels and consists of numerous reticulate connections between species from primary producers to iconic apex predators, while the benthic compartment is perceived to be simpler in structure and comprised of only low trophic level species. Here, we challenge this paradigm by illustrating that the benthic compartment is home to a subweb of similar structure and complexity to that of the pelagic realm, including the benthic equivalent to iconic polar bears: megafaunal-predatory sea stars.

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