Cataclysmic Disturbances to an Intertidal Ecosystem: Loss of Ecological Infrastructure Slows Recovery of Biogenic Habitats and Diversity

Cataclysmic Disturbances to an Intertidal Ecosystem: Loss of Ecological Infrastructure Slows Recovery of Biogenic Habitats and Diversity

Understanding the resilience and recovery processes of coastal marine ecosystems is of increasing importance in the face of increasing disturbances and stressors. Large-scale, catastrophic events can re-set the structure and functioning of ecosystems, and potentially lead to different stable states....

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Main Authors: David R. Schiel, Shawn Gerrity, Shane Orchard, Tommaso Alestra, Robyn A. Dunmore, Thomas Falconer, Mads S. Thomsen, Leigh W. Tait
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
earthquake
intertidal
communities
resilience
recovery
fucoid
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.767548/full

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