Climate-driven increases in storm frequency simplify kelp forest food webs

Global Change Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2513-2524

  Byrnes, Jarrett E ^a   Reed, Daniel C ^a   Cardinale, Bradley J ^b   Cavanaugh, Kyle C ^a   Holbrook, Sally J ^a   Schmitt, Russell J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Disturbance; Food web; Kelp forest; Network theory; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPLEXITY; FOOD WEB; KELP FOREST; SEVERE WEATHER; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA;

EID: 79956120094     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02409.x     Document Type: Article

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