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Stability of Strong Species Interactions Resist the Synergistic Effects of Local and Global Pollution in Kelp Forests
Description: Foundation species, such as kelp, exert disproportionately strong community effects and persist, in part, by dominating taxa that inhibit their regeneration. Human activities which benefit their competitors, however, may reduce stability of communities, increasing the probability of phase-shifts. Here scientists tested whether a foundation species (kelp) would continue to inhibit a key competitor (turf-forming algae) under moderately increased local (nutrient) and near-future forecasted global pollution (CO2). [Source: PLoS ONE]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033841
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Source: PLoS ONE
Publish Date: 3/16/2012
Reading Level: Expert
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