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Linking marine communities and ecosystems : invertebrates mediate nutrient availability in intertidal communities

Creator:

Bracken, Matthew E.

Abstract:

While community ecologists have traditionally focused on local-scale processes, it has become apparent that a broader perspective, which explores the community-level ramifications of material fluxes within and between ecosystems, is necessary to effectively evaluate bottom-up influences on community structure and dynamics. In this dissertation, I employed ecosystem principles to understand...

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Dissertation

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approved Bruce A. Menge and Jane Lubchenco While community ecologists have traditionally focused on local