The ups and downs of trophic control in continental shelf ecosystems
Frank KT;Petrie B;Shackell NL;;
trends in ecology & evolution2007Vol. 22pp. -
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Abstract
Traditionally, marine ecosystem structure was thought to be determined by phytoplankton dynamics. However, an integrated view on the relative roles of top-down (consumer-driven) and bottom-up (resource-driven) forcing in large-scale, exploited marine ecosystems is emerging. Long time series of scien …