| one publication added to basket [243879] | Coastal oceanography sets the pace of rocky intertidal community dynamics
Menge, B.A.; Lubchenco, J.; Bracken, M.E.S.; Chan, F.; Foley, M.M.; Freidenburg, T.L.; Gaines, S.D.; Hudson, G.; Krenz, C.; Leslie, H.; Menge, D.N.L.; Russell, R.; Webster, M.S. (2003). Coastal oceanography sets the pace of rocky intertidal community dynamics. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 100(21): 12229–12234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1534875100
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. The Academy: Washington, D.C.. ISSN 0027-8424; e-ISSN 1091-6490, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Menge, B.A.
- Lubchenco, J.
- Bracken, M.E.S.
- Chan, F.
- Foley, M.M.
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- Freidenburg, T.L.
- Gaines, S.D.
- Hudson, G.
- Krenz, C.
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- Leslie, H.
- Menge, D.N.L.
- Russell, R.
- Webster, M.S.
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| Abstract |
The structure of ecological communities reflects a tension among forces that alter populations. Marine ecologists previously emphasized control by locally operating forces (predation, competition, and disturbance), but newer studies suggest that inputs from large-scale oceanographically modulated subsidies (nutrients, particulates, and propagules) can strongly influence community structure and dynamics. On New Zealand rocky shores, the magnitude of such subsidies differs profoundly between contrasting oceanographic regimes. Community structure, and particularly the pace of community dynamics, differ dramatically between intermittent upwelling regimes compared with relatively persistent down-welling regimes. We suggest that subsidy rates are a key determinant of the intensity of species interactions, and thus of structure in marine systems, and perhaps also nonmarine communities. |
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