A unifying theory for top-heavy ecosystem structure in the ocean

From Bacteria to Whales: Using Functional Size Spectra to Model Marine Ecosystems

(2017) Julia L. Blanchard et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Resetting predator baselines in coral reef ecosystems

(2017) Darcy Bradley et al.   Scientific Reports

The theoretical foundations for size spectrum models of fish communities

(2016) Ken H. Andersen et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Extreme Inverted Trophic Pyramid of Reef Sharks Supported by Spawning Groupers

(2016) Johann Mourier et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Application of a predator–prey overlap metric to determine the impact of sub-grid scale feeding dynamics on ecosystem productivity

(2016) Adam T. Greer et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

The paradox of inverted biomass pyramids in kelp forest fish communities

(2016) Rowan Trebilco et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Metabolic theory predicts whole-ecosystem properties

(2015) John R. Schramski et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ocean fronts drive marine fishery production and biogeochemical cycling

(2015) C. Brock Woodson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A continent-wide assessment of the form and intensity of large mammal herbivory in Africa

(2015) G. P. Hempson et al.   SCIENCE

Marine defaunation: Animal loss in the global ocean

(2015) D. J. McCauley et al.   SCIENCE

The predator-prey power law: Biomass scaling across terrestrial and aquatic biomes

(2015) I. A. Hatton et al.   SCIENCE

Evaluating targets and trade-offs among fisheries and conservation objectives using a multispecies size spectrum model

(2014) Julia L. Blanchard et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Examining predator-prey body size, trophic level and body mass across marine and terrestrial mammals

(2014) M. A. Tucker et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Defaunation in the Anthropocene

(2014) R. Dirzo et al.   SCIENCE

Large mesopelagic fishes biomass and trophic efficiency in the open ocean

(2014) Xabier Irigoien et al.   Nature Communications

Ecosystem ecology: size-based constraints on the pyramids of life

(2013) Rowan Trebilco et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Re-Creating Missing Population Baselines for Pacific Reef Sharks

(2012) MARC O. NADON et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth

(2011) James A. Estes et al.   SCIENCE

Modeling Food Webs: Exploring Unexplained Structure Using Latent Traits

(2010) Rudolf Philippe Rohr et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Global patterns in predator–prey size relationships reveal size dependency of trophic transfer efficiency

(2010) Carolyn Barnes et al.   ECOLOGY

Modeling inverted biomass pyramids and refuges in ecosystems

(2009) Hao Wang et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Predator size, prey size, and dietary niche breadth relationships in marine predators

(2009) Gabriel C. Costa   ECOLOGY

Rebuilding Global Fisheries

(2009) B. Worm et al.   SCIENCE

Reconstructing historical marine ecosystems using food web models: Northern British Columbia from Pre-European contact to present

(2008) C.H. Ainsworth et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Effects of body size, age and maturity stage on diet in a large shark: ecological and applied implications

(2008) Luis O. Lucifora et al.   ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Baselines and Degradation of Coral Reefs in the Northern Line Islands

(2008) Stuart A. Sandin et al.   PLoS One

Size, foraging, and food web structure

(2008) O. L. Petchey et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Global-scale predictions of community and ecosystem properties from simple ecological theory

(2008) S. Jennings et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems

(2008) Benjamin S. Halpern et al.   SCIENCE