Alteration of coastal productivity and artisanal fisheries interact to affect a marine food web

Abstract Top-down and bottom-up forces determine ecosystem function and dynamics. Fisheries as a top-down force can shorten and destabilize food webs, while effects driven by climate change can alter the bottom-up forces of primary productivity. We assessed the response of a highly-resolved intertid...

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Main Authors: M. Isidora Ávila-Thieme, Derek Corcoran, Alejandro Pérez-Matus, Evie A. Wieters, Sergio A. Navarrete, Pablo A. Marquet, Fernanda S. Valdovinos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81392-4