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Are meta-ecosystems organized hierarchically? A model and test in rocky intertidal habitats

Creator:

Menge, Bruce A., Gouhier, Tarik C., Hacker, Sally D., Chan, Francis, and Nielsen, Karina J.

Abstract:

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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