Resilience and stability of kelp forests: The importance of patch dynamics and environment-engineer feedbacks.

Habitat forming 'ecosystem engineers' such as kelp species create complex habitats that support biodiverse and productive communities. Studies of the resilience and stability of ecosystem engineers have typically focussed on the role of external factors such as disturbance. However, their...

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Main Authors: Cayne Layton, Victor Shelamoff, Matthew J Cameron, Masayuki Tatsumi, Jeffrey T Wright, Craig R Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210220

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