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Climate-driven invasion and incipient warnings of kelp ecosystem collapse by Ling, Scott D., Keane, John P.

“…Climate change is progressively redistributing species towards the Earth’s poles, indicating widespread potential for ecosystem collapse. Detecting…”
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Phase-Shift Dynamics of Sea Urchin Overgrazing on Nutrified Reefs by Kriegisch, Nina, Reeves, Simon, Johnson, Craig R, Ling, Scott D

“…Shifts from productive kelp beds to impoverished sea urchin barrens occur globally and represent a wholesale change to the ecology of sub-tidal temperate…”
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Remnant kelp bed refugia and future phase-shifts under ocean acidification by Ling, Scott D, Cornwall, Christopher E, Tilbrook, Bronte, Hurd, Catriona L

“…Ocean warming, ocean acidification and overfishing are major threats to the structure and function of marine ecosystems. Driven by increasing anthropogenic…”
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Understanding interactions between plasticity, adaptation and range shifts in response to marine environmental change by Donelson, Jennifer M, Sunday, Jennifer M, Figueira, Will F, Gaitán-Espitia, Juan Diego, Hobday, Alistair J, Johnson, Craig R, Leis, Jeffrey M, Ling, Scott D, Marshall, Dustin, Pandolfi, John M, Pecl, Gretta, Rodgers, Giverny G, Booth, David J, Munday, Philip L

“…Climate change is leading to shifts in species geographical distributions, but populations are also probably adapting to environmental change at different…”
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Kelp habitat fragmentation reduces resistance to overgrazing, invasion and collapse to turf dominance by Reeves, Simon E., Kriegisch, Nina, Johnson, Craig R., Ling, Scott D.

“…Across many temperate coastlines worldwide, kelp habitat has degraded to be replaced by alternative reef‐states with consequences to ecosystem functioning…”
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Impacts of climate change in a global hotspot for temperate marine biodiversity and ocean warming by Wernberg, Thomas, Russell, Bayden D., Moore, Pippa J., Ling, Scott D., Smale, Daniel A., Campbell, Alex, Coleman, Melinda A., Steinberg, Peter D., Kendrick, Gary A., Connell, Sean D.

“…Temperate Australia is a global hotspot for marine biodiversity and its waters have experienced well-above global average rates of ocean warming. We review the…”
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High biomass and productivity of epifaunal invertebrates living amongst dead coral by Fraser, Kate M., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Ling, Scott D., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Climate change is transforming coral reef structures, with important yet largely unknown consequences for reef food webs. Crustaceans, molluscs, polychaetes,…”
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Endangered giant kelp forests support similar fish and macroinvertebrate communities to sympatric stipitate kelp forests by Forbes, Hunter, Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Bennett, Scott, Ling, Scott D., Layton, Cayne

“…Kelp forests provide habitat for many species, but it remains uncertain whether specific kelp forest types support distinct biodiversity. Surface…”
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A holistic view of marine regime shifts by Conversi, Alessandra, Dakos, Vasilis, Gårdmark, Anna, Ling, Scott, Folke, Carl, Mumby, Peter J., Greene, Charles, Edwards, Martin, Blenckner, Thorsten, Casini, Michele, Pershing, Andrew, Möllmann, Christian

“…Understanding marine regime shifts is important not only for ecology but also for developing marine management that assures the provision of ecosystem services…”
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Species richness and identity both determine the biomass of global reef fish communities by Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Bates, Amanda E., Waldock, Conor, Brandl, Simon J., Kininmonth, Stuart, Ling, Scott D., Duffy, J. Emmett, Rasher, Douglas B., Agrawal, Aneil F.

“…Changing biodiversity alters ecosystem functioning in nature, but the degree to which this relationship depends on the taxonomic identities rather than the…”
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Continent-wide declines in shallow reef life over a decade of ocean warming by Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Heather, Freddie J., Barrett, Neville S., Turak, Emre, Sweatman, Hugh, Emslie, Michael J., Brock, Danny J., Hicks, Jamie, French, Ben, Baker, Susan C., Howe, Steffan A., Jordan, Alan, Knott, Nathan A., Mooney, Peter, Cooper, Antonia T., Oh, Elizabeth S., Soler, German A., Mellin, Camille, Ling, Scott D., Dunic, Jillian C., Turnbull, John W., Day, Paul B., Larkin, Meryl F., Seroussi, Yanir, Stuart-Smith, Jemina, Clausius, Ella, Davis, Tom R., Shields, Joe, Shields, Derek, Johnson, Olivia J., Fuchs, Yann Herrera, Denis-Roy, Lara, Jones, Tyson, Bates, Amanda E.

“…Human society is dependent on nature 1 , 2 , but whether our ecological foundations are at risk remains unknown in the absence of systematic monitoring of…”
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Relationships between invertebrate benthos, environmental drivers and pollutants at a subcontinental scale by Denis-Roy, Lara, Ling, Scott D., Fraser, Kate M., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Marine ecosystems are structured by an array of natural and anthropogenic drivers, their diverse influences varying between different community types and…”
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Bio-physical determinants of sediment accumulation on an offshore coral reef: A snapshot study by Tebbett, Sterling B., Schlaefer, Jodie A., Bowden, Casey L., Collins, William P., Hemingson, Christopher R., Ling, Scott D., Morais, Juliano, Morais, Renato A., Siqueira, Alexandre C., Streit, Robert P., Swan, Sam, Bellwood, David R.

“…Sediments are found on all coral reefs around the globe. However, the amount of sediment in different reservoirs, and the rates at which sediments move between…”
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Poleward bound: adapting to climate-driven species redistribution by Melbourne-Thomas, Jess, Audzijonyte, Asta, Brasier, Madeleine J., Cresswell, Katherine A., Fogarty, Hannah E., Haward, Marcus, Hobday, Alistair J., Hunt, Heather L., Ling, Scott D., McCormack, Phillipa C., Mustonen, Tero, Mustonen, Kaisu, Nye, Janet A., Oellermann, Michael, Trebilco, Rowan, van Putten, Ingrid, Villanueva, Cecilia, Watson, Reg A., Pecl, Gretta T.

“…One of the most pronounced effects of climate change on the world’s oceans is the (generally) poleward movement of species and fishery stocks in response to…”
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Body size and substrate type modulate movement by the western Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster solaris by Pratchett, Morgan S, Cowan, Zara-Louise, Nadler, Lauren E, Caballes, Ciemon F, Hoey, Andrew S, Messmer, Vanessa, Fletcher, Cameron S, Westcott, David A, Ling, Scott D

“…The movement capacity of the crown-of-thorns starfishes (Acanthaster spp.) is a primary determinant of both their distribution and impact on coral assemblages…”
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Research priorities for natural ecosystems in a changing global climate by Williams, Stephen E., Hobday, Alistair J., Falconi, Lorena, Hero, Jean‐Marc, Holbrook, Neil J., Capon, Samantha, Bond, Nick R., Ling, Scott D., Hughes, Lesley

“…Climate change poses significant emerging risks to biodiversity, ecosystem function and associated socioecological systems. Adaptation responses must be…”
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Known Predators of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster spp.) and Their Role in Mitigating, If Not Preventing, Population Outbreaks by Cowan, Zara-Louise, Pratchett, Morgan, Messmer, Vanessa, Ling, Scott

“…Predatory release has long been considered a potential contributor to population outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS; Acanthaster spp.). This has…”
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Climate change cascades: Shifts in oceanography, species' ranges and subtidal marine community dynamics in eastern Tasmania by Johnson, Craig R., Banks, Sam C., Barrett, Neville S., Cazassus, Fabienne, Dunstan, Piers K., Edgar, Graham J., Frusher, Stewart D., Gardner, Caleb, Haddon, Malcolm, Helidoniotis, Fay, Hill, Katy L., Holbrook, Neil J., Hosie, Graham W., Last, Peter R., Ling, Scott D., Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica, Miller, Karen, Pecl, Gretta T., Richardson, Anthony J., Ridgway, Ken R., Rintoul, Stephen R., Ritz, David A., Ross, D. Jeff, Sanderson, J. Craig, Shepherd, Scoresby A., Slotwinski, Anita, Swadling, Kerrie M., Taw, Nyan

“…Several lines of evidence show that ocean warming off the east coast of Tasmania is the result of intensification of the East Australian Current (EAC)…”
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Using eDNA and SCUBA surveys for detection and monitoring of a threatened marine cryptic fish by Bessell, Tyson J., Appleyard, Sharon A., Stuart‐Smith, Rick D., Johnson, Olivia J., Ling, Scott D., Heather, Freddie J., Lynch, Tim P., Barrett, Neville S., Stuart‐Smith, Jemina

“…Quantification of species’ spatial distributions and population trends is crucial for successful conservation efforts. Obtaining sufficient population data,…”
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Crown-of-thorns starfish larvae are vulnerable to predation even in the presence of alternative prey by Cowan, Zara-Louise, Ling, Scott D., Caballes, Ciemon F., Dworjanyn, Symon A., Pratchett, Morgan S.

“…Many predators reported to feed on crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS, Acanthaster spp.) are generalist and opportunistic feeders. However, research into predation…”
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