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Loss of coastal ecosystem spatial connectivity and services by urbanization: Natural-to-urban integration for bay management by Aguilera, Moisés A., Tapia, Jan, Gallardo, Camila, Núñez, Pamela, Varas-Belemmi, Katerina

“…Urbanization has negative consequences for the integrity of ecosystems and services they provide, by reducing their extent and quality in both aquatic and…”
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Artificial defences in coastal marine ecosystems in Chile: Opportunities for spatial planning to mitigate habitat loss and alteration of the marine community structure by Aguilera, Moisés A.

“…•Artificial defences present along the Chilean coast are studied.•Significant quantity of natural habitats were replaced with artificial structures.•Artificial…”
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Breakwaters as habitats for synanthropes: Spatial associations of vertebrates and vegetation with anthropogenic litter by Aguilera, Moisés A., Rojas, Ariel, Bulleri, Fabio, Thiel, Martin

“…Urban infrastructures can provide ‘novel’ habitats for marine and terrestrial animals and plants, enhancing their ability to adapt to urban environments. In…”
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Weak effects of age but important role of microhabitats in community differences between breakwaters and natural rocky shores across a latitudinal gradient by Aguilera, Moisés A., Bulleri, Fabio, Thiel, Martin, Tittensor, Derek

“…Aim Coastal infrastructures are increasing at different latitudes, and their deployment often results in a complete replacement of natural habitats. Although…”
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Artificial breakwaters as garbage bins: Structural complexity enhances anthropogenic litter accumulation in marine intertidal habitats by Aguilera, Moisés A., Broitman, Bernardo R., Thiel, Martin

“…Coastal urban infrastructures are proliferating across the world, but knowledge about their emergent impacts is still limited. Here, we provide evidence that…”
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Fast accumulation of anthropogenic litter on upgraded breakwaters: A persistent and hidden threat to coastal habitats by Aguilera, Moisés A., Castro, Andrés, Thiel, Martin

“…Breakwater construction is common on different coasts, and by means of their structural complexity these built infrastructures can trap anthropogenic litter…”
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Human-derived effects and failure in management drive coastal urban foredune degradation and novel vegetation structure by Aguilera, Moisés A., Pacheco, Solange, Manzur, Tatiana

“…Urbanization can drive significant decay in species diversity and abundance; in dune ecosystems the composition changes at a pace with changes in spatial…”
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Spatial distribution of microplastics in a coastal upwelling region: Offshore dispersal from urban sources in the Humboldt Current System by Amenábar, María, Aguilera, Moisés A., Gallardo, Camila, Moore, Charles, De Vine, Raquelle, Lattin, Gwen, Gamba, Angela, Luna-Acosta, Andrea, Thiel, Martin

“…In coastal waters, higher concentrations of microplastics (MPs) are generally related to densely populated and industrialized areas, but intense upwelling and…”
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Phenotypic plasticity at the edge: Contrasting population-level responses at the overlap of the leading and rear edges of the geographical distribution of two Scurria limpets by Broitman, Bernardo R., Aguilera, Moisés A., Lagos, Nelson A., Lardies, Marco A.

“…Aim: To examine the role of ocean temperature and chemistry as drivers of interpopulation differences in multiple phenotypic traits between rear and leading…”
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Similarity in predator-specific anti-predator behavior in ecologically distinct limpet species, Scurria viridula (Lottiidae) and Fissurella latimarginata (Fissurellidae) by Aguilera, Moisés A., Weiß, Monika, Thiel, Martin

“…Many marine gastropods show species-specific behavioral responses to different predators, but less is known about the mechanisms influencing differences or…”
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Novel co-occurrence of functionally redundant consumers induced by range expansion alters community structure by Aguilera, Moisés A., Valdivia, Nelson, Broitman, Bernardo R., Jenkins, Stuart R., Navarrete, Sergio A.

“…Ongoing climate change is shifting the geographic distributions of some species, potentially imposing rapid changes in local community structure and ecosystem…”
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Asymmetric competitive effects during species range expansion: An experimental assessment of interaction strength between “equivalent” grazer species in their range overlap by Aguilera, Moisés A., Valdivia, Nelson, Jenkins, Stuart, Navarrete, Sergio A., Broitman, Bernardo, Gómez‐Rodríguez, Carola

“…Biotic interactions are central to the development of theory and concepts in community ecology; experimental evidence has shown their strong effects on…”
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Herbivore-Alga Interaction Strength Influences Spatial Heterogeneity in a Kelp-Dominated Intertidal Community by Aguilera, Moisés A, Valdivia, Nelson, Broitman, Bernardo R

“…There is a general consensus that marine herbivores can affect algal species composition and abundance, but little empirical work exists on the role of…”
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Disentangling the effects of propagule supply and environmental filtering on the spatial structure of a rocky shore metacommunity by Valdivia, Nelson, Aguilera, Moisés A., Navarrete, Sergio A., Broitman, Bernardo R.

“…Environment-driven variation in the supply of individuals to local assemblages can determine patterns of community structure. Alternatively, local…”
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Interspecific competition for shelters in territorial and gregarious intertidal grazers: consequences for individual behaviour by Aguilera, Moisés A, Navarrete, Sergio A

“…Experiments have shown that interspecific interactions within consumer guilds can alter patterns of distribution, abundance and size of species. Plastic…”
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Facilitative Effect of a Generalist Herbivore on the Recovery of a Perennial Alga: Consequences for Persistence at the Edge of Their Geographic Range by Aguilera, Moisés A, Valdivia, Nelson, Broitman, Bernardo R

“…Understanding the impacts of consumers on the abundance, growth rate, recovery and persistence of their resources across their distributional range can shed…”
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Functional identity and functional structure change through succession in a rocky intertidal marine herbivore assemblage by Aguilera, Moisés A, Navarrete, Sergio A

“…Despite the great interest in characterizing the functional structure and resilience of functional groups in natural communities, few studies have examined in…”
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Stability of rocky intertidal communities, in response to species removal, varies across spatial scales by Valdivia, Nelson, López, Daniela N., Fica‐Rojas, Eliseo, Catalán, Alexis M., Aguilera, Moisés A., Araya, Marjorie, Betancourtt, Claudia, Burgos‐Andrade, Katherine, Carvajal‐Baldeon, Thais, Escares, Valentina, Gartenstein, Simon, Grossmann, Mariana, Gutiérrez, Bárbara, Kotta, Jonne, Morales‐Torres, Diego F., Riedemann‐Saldivia, Bárbara, Rodríguez, Sara M., Velasco‐Charpentier, Catalina, Villalobos, Vicente I., Broitman, Bernardo R.

“…Improving our understanding of stability across spatial scales is crucial in the current scenario of biodiversity loss. Still, most empirical studies of…”
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Differential effects of grazer species on periphyton of a temperate rocky shore by Aguilera, Moisés A., Navarrete, Sergio A., Broitman, Bernardo R.

“…Species-specific traits are relevant to understand variation in the effect of grazers on primary producers and are critical in determining their functional…”
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Spatial niche differentiation and coexistence at the edge: co-occurrence distribution patterns in Scurria limpets by Aguilera, Moisés A., Valdivia, Nelson, Broitman, Bernardo R.

“…Examining the co-occurrence of taxonomically similar species can provide important information about their niches and coexistence. Segregation at smaller…”
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