Marine Protected Areas That Preserve Trophic Cascades Promote Resilience of Kelp Forests to Marine Heatwaves
Most Cited Paper
in Marine and coastal plant biology
18 Months Post-Publication
Class of 2026
“Marine Protected Areas That Preserve Trophic Cascades Promote Resilience of Kelp Forests to Marine Heatwaves”
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Marine protected areas · Trophic cascades · Kelp forests · Marine heatwave · 2014-2016 marine heatwave · Satellite-derived kelp cover time series · Subtidal community surveys · Ecological resilience · Sea urchin density regulation · Urchin predators · California spiny lobster · California sheephead · Sea otter predation · Kelp forests · Kelp forests · Fully protected MPAs · Climate-adaptation tools · 30% ocean protection by 2030 target · Three-level trophic interactions · Region-specific ecological context
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