Predator effects link ecological communities: kelp created by sea otters provides an unexpected subsidy to bald eagles

Abstract Ecological communities are best studied at the landscape level, where linkages among communities are considered. Such linkages are often driven by increases in primary production caused by apex predators limiting herbivores. In this note, we describe a novel linkage among sea otters (Enhydr...

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Main Authors: Erin U. Rechsteiner, Sara B. Wickham, Jane C. Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-05-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2271