Trophic redundancy and predator size class structure drive differences in kelp forest ecosystem dynamics

Experiments reveal limited top-down control of key herbivores in southern California kelp forests

(2019) Robert P. Dunn et al.   ECOLOGY

Tropical fish diversity enhances coral reef functioning across multiple scales

(2019) Jonathan S. Lefcheck et al.   Science Advances

Disease epidemic and a marine heat wave are associated with the continental-scale collapse of a pivotal predator (Pycnopodia helianthoides)

(2019) C. D. Harvell et al.   Science Advances

Trait structure and redundancy determine sensitivity to disturbance in marine fish communities

(2019) Matthew McLean et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Assessing drivers of rocky reef fish biomass density from the Southern California Bight

(2019) II Pondella DJ et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Marine heat wave and multiple stressors tip bull kelp forest to sea urchin barrens

(2019) L. Rogers-Bennett et al.   Scientific Reports

Effects of temperature and red tides on sea urchin abundance and species richness over 45 years in southern Japan

(2018) Shun-Ichi Ohgaki et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Trophic redundancy reduces vulnerability to extinction cascades

(2018) Dirk Sanders et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sudden collapse of a mesopredator reveals its complementary role in mediating rocky reef regime shifts

(2018) Jenn M. Burt et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Warmer temperatures reduce the influence of an important keystone predator

(2017) Chiara Bonaviri et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Predation cues rather than resource availability promote cryptic behaviour in a habitat-forming sea urchin

(2017) Arie J. P. Spyksma et al.   OECOLOGIA

Exploring the effects of fishing pressure and upwelling intensity over subtidal kelp forest communities in Central Chile

(2017) Alejandro Pérez-Matus et al.   Ecosphere

Invasive plants have different effects on trophic structure of green and brown food webs in terrestrial ecosystems: a meta-analysis

(2016) Matthew A. McCary et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century

(2016) Kira A. Krumhansl et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evidence for a trophic cascade on rocky reefs following sea star mass mortality in British Columbia

(2016) Jessica A. Schultz et al.   PeerJ

Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Usinglme4

(2015) Douglas Bates et al.   Journal of Statistical Software

Recovery trajectories of kelp forest animals are rapid yet spatially variable across a network of temperate marine protected areas

(2015) Jennifer E. Caselle et al.   Scientific Reports

High vulnerability of ecosystem function and services to diversity loss in Caribbean coral reefs

(2014) Fiorenza Micheli et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Global regime shift dynamics of catastrophic sea urchin overgrazing

(2014) S. D. Ling et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Exploitation and recovery of a sea urchin predator has implications for the resilience of southern California kelp forests

(2014) S. L. Hamilton et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Interactions between sea urchin grazing and prey diversity on temperate rocky reef communities

(2013) Jarrett E. K. Byrnes et al.   ECOLOGY

Synchrony in dynamics of giant kelp forests is driven by both local recruitment and regional environmental controls

(2013) Kyle C. Cavanaugh et al.   ECOLOGY

Dietary niche expansion of a kelp forest predator recovering from intense commercial exploitation

(2013) Scott L. Hamilton et al.   ECOLOGY

California spiny lobster preference for urchins from kelp forests: implications for urchin barren persistence

(2013) JG Eurich et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Sea urchin barrens as alternative stable states of collapsed kelp ecosystems

(2013) K Filbee-Dexter et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Collaborative assessment of California spiny lobster population and fishery responses to a marine reserve network

(2012) Matthew C. Kay et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Wave disturbance overwhelms top-down and bottom-up control of primary production in California kelp forests

(2011) Daniel C. Reed et al.   ECOLOGY

Extensive geographic and ontogenetic variation characterizes the trophic ecology of a temperate reef fish on southern California (USA) rocky reefs

(2011) SL Hamilton et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Incorporating biogeography into evaluations of the Channel Islands marine reserve network

(2010) S. L. Hamilton et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cascading extinctions and community collapse in model food webs

(2009) J. A. Dunne et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Regime shifts in marine ecosystems: detection, prediction and management

(2008) Brad deYoung et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Predator biodiversity strengthens aphid suppression across single- and multiple-species prey communities

(2007) Gretchen B. Snyder et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL