Consequences of kelp forest ecosystem shifts and predictors of persistence through multiple stressors
Most Cited Paper
in Marine and coastal plant biology
18 Months Post-Publication
Class of 2026
“Consequences of kelp forest ecosystem shifts and predictors of persistence through multiple stressors”
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Kelp forests · alternative stable states · sea urchin outbreak · sea urchin barrens · overgrazing · macroalgae loss · subtidal monitoring dataset · Central coast of California · Community shift · spatial mosaic of forests and barrens · Taxonomic diversity decline · species richness redistribution · sea urchin behaviour · forest persistence · multiple stressors · spatial heterogeneity · baseline environmental conditions · Regime shift · invertebrate-algae-fish community · Long-term ecological monitoring
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