Ecosystems are shaped by processes occurring and interacting over multiple
temporal and spatial scales. Theory suggests such complexity can be simplified by focusing on
processes sharing the same scale as the pattern of interest. This scale-dependent approach to
studying communities has been challenged by multiscale meta-ecosystem theory, which
recognizes that...
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. 1995, Bustamante and
Branch 1996, Menge et al. 2003, 2004, Nielsen and
Navarrete 2004, Navarrete et
Sea star wasting disease (SSWD) first appeared in Oregon in April 2014, and by June had spread to most of the coast. Although delayed compared to areas to the north and south, SSWD was initially most intense in north and central Oregon and spread southward. Up to 90% of individuals...
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), and endowments from the Wayne
and Gladys Valley Foundation (http://fdnweb.org
The impact of herbivores on primary producers in differing oceanographic
regimes is a matter of intense ecological interest due to ongoing changes in their abundance,
that of their predators, and anthropomorphic alteration of nutrient cycles and climatic
patterns. Interactions between productivity and herbivory in marine habitats have been
studied on...
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with top-down dynamics (e.g., Menge et
al. 1997, 2003, 2004, Navarrete et al. 2005, Menge and
Menge