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  • Invasive Pacific Lionfish Alters Native Community Interactions on Atlantic Coral Reefs

    Creator:
    Kindinger, Tye L.
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    Biological invasions have been identified as one of the prominent drivers of global environmental change. In particular, invasive predators typically have substantial negative effects on populations of native prey, even driving species to extinction in extreme cases. However, beyond direct predatory effects, little is understood regarding the specific mechanisms by...
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    beds (Claydon et al. 2012), mangroves (Barbour et al. 2010), and man-made structures (Smith 2010

  • Effects of Predator Introductions on Population and Community Dynamics

    Creator:
    Ingeman, Kurt E.
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    There is increasing awareness that human activities are altering the ways that natural systems operate and that local shifts in species composition and abundance can lead to abrupt and irreversible global change. Therefore, understanding the processes that buffer biological communities from critical shifts and how our actions affect natural stabilizing...
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  • Navigating food and foes in the savanna : nutrition, infections and spatial ecology in African buffalo

    Creator:
    Combrink, Hendrik J.
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    The intricate relationship between wildlife health and the quality of their environment is well established, with technological advances increasing our understanding and aiding the unraveling of underlying mechanisms. Large herbivores require forage of sufficient quality to maintain their condition to reproduce and survive, all while warding off parasites and predators...
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    . Lukomski, S. Gebert, M. Bennett, and M. Begon (2009). “Host condition and individual risk of cowpox virus