Detrital supply suppresses deforestation to maintain healthy kelp forest ecosystems.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3673
Abstract: Herbivores can reach extraordinary abundances in many ecosystems. When herbivore abundance is high, heavy grazing can severely defoliate primary producers and, in some cases, even drive ecosystem to undergo regime shifts from a high productivity… read more here.
Keywords: regime shifts; kelp forest; production; forest ecosystems ... See more keywords