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doi: 10.1073/pnas.1205591109. Epub 2012 May 14.Apex predators and trophic cascades in large marine ecosystems: learning from serendipity
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Apex predators and trophic cascades in large marine ecosystems: learning from serendipity
Robert S Steneck. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A..
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Ghosts of apex predators past. Photo of Atlantic cod from coastal Maine circa 1880. (Image is in the public domain.)
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- Predator transitory spillover induces trophic cascades in ecological sinks.Casini M, Blenckner T, Möllmann C, Gårdmark A, Lindegren M, Llope M, Kornilovs G, Plikshs M, Stenseth NC.Casini M, et al.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 May 22;109(21):8185-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1113286109. Epub 2012 Apr 13.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012.PMID:22505739Free PMC article.
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