Non-linear interactions between consumers and flow determine the probability of plant community dominance on Maine rocky shores.

Although consumers can strongly influence community recovery from disturbance, few studies have explored the effects of consumer identity and density and how they may vary across abiotic gradients. On rocky shores in Maine, recent experiments suggest that recovery of plant- or animal- dominated comm...

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Main Authors: Brian R Silliman, Michael W McCoy, Geoffrey C Trussell, Caitlin M Crain, Patrick J Ewanchuk, Mark D Bertness
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3734138?pdf=render