INTERACTION WEB (DESERT)
Creosote JuniperGrass Kangaroo Mouse
FOOD WEB (DESERT)
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Fig in Cain et al. 2008
EFFECT OF PREDATOR DIVERSITY ON COMMUNITY DIVERSITY
Figs in Molles 2008 Tidal Pool Food Webs Subtropical Food Web Temperate Food Web
Hypothesis: Predators enhance Tidepool Diversity 1) Reduce Prey Abundance 2) Prevent Competitive Exclusion by Superior Competitors 3) Allow more Species to Co-Exist
Experiment (Robert Paine) Eliminate Top Predator Fig in Molles 2008
Fig in Molles 2008 Mukkaw Bay WA Results Gooseneck Barnacles Mussels
Results: New Zealand Fig in Molles 2008 Stichaster Asian Green Mussel ( Perna )
Keystone Species: Species that Exert Strong Influence On Community Structures Disportionate to their Biomass
EXTENDING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF KEYSTONE SPECIES I Littorina Green Alga: Enteromorpha Red Alga: Chondrus
Fig in Molles 2008 Manipulative Experiments: Lubchenko
Effect of Snails on Algal Diversity Fig in Molles 2008
EXTENDING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF KEYSTONE SPECIES II Early Summer Late Summer Dense Green Alga ( Cladophora) Fish Movement: Steelhead “Ropey” Green Alga ( Cladophora)
Experiment (Mary Power) EnclosureExclosure
Fig in Molles 2008 Results
Mechanism Fig in Molles 2008
Fig in Molles 2008 Steelhead Exclosure, Enclosure Effects on Other Predators and Herbivores
Dominant Species: Species that exert Strong Effect On Community by Virtue of Biomass Fig in Molles 2008
Mutualists as Keystone Species I: Cleaner Wrasse
Experiment: Redouan Bshary Fig in Molles 2008
Mutualists as Keystone Species II: Large Seed-Dispersing Ants
Figs , in Molles 2008 Effects of Invasion by Non-Seed Dispersing Ants
Mutualists as Keystone Species III: Pollinators ?