Caught in the middle: combined impacts of shark removal and coral loss on the fish communities of coral reefs.

Due to human activities, marine and terrestrial ecosystems face a future where disturbances are predicted to occur at a frequency and severity unprecedented in the recent past. Of particular concern is the ability of systems to recover where multiple stressors act simultaneously. We examine this iss...

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Main Authors: Jonathan L W Ruppert, Michael J Travers, Luke L Smith, Marie-Josée Fortin, Mark G Meekan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3776739?pdf=render