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Diversity loss with persistent human disturbance increases vulnerability to ecosystem collapse by MacDougall, A. S., McCann, K. S., Gellner, G., Turkington, R.

“…Persistent anthropogenic disturbance is shown simultaneously to drive plant species loss and stabilize some attributes of ecosystem function, analogous to a…”
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dynamics of spatially coupled food webs by McCann, K.S, Rasmussen, J.B, Umbanhowar, J

“…The dynamics of ecological systems include a bewildering number of biotic interactions that unfold over a vast range of spatial scales. Here, employing simple…”
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Cross‐ecosystem differences in stability and the principle of energy flux by Rip, J. M. K., McCann, K. S.

“…Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 733–740 Here, we review consumer‐resource (C‐R) theory to show that the paradox of enrichment is a special case of a more general…”
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The diversity-stability debate by McCann, Kevin Shear

“…There exists little doubt that the Earth's biodiversity is declining. The Nature Conservancy, for example, has documented that one-third of the plant and…”
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Variation in Response of Laboratory-Cultured Freshwater Macroinvertebrates to Sediment from Streams with Differential Exposure to Agriculture by Wolf, J. F., Prosser, R. S., Champagne, E. J., McCann, K. S.

“…Agricultural land use is widely accepted to elicit changes on surrounding environment and neighboring ecosystems. Meanwhile, the impact of different types of…”
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Cross-ecosystem differences in stability and the principle of energy flux by Rip, J. M. K., McCann, K. S.

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Neuroprotection by anaesthetics in rodent models of traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Archer, D P, McCann, S K, Walker, A M, Premji, Z A, Rogan, K J, Hutton, M J H, Gray, L J

“…Anaesthetic neuroprotection in the setting of traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains unproved and is based upon the results in preclinical experiments. Here, we…”
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A Mechanistic Approach for Modeling Temperature‐Dependent Consumer‐Resource Dynamics by Vasseur, David A., McCann, Kevin S.

“…Paramount to our ability to manage and protect biological communities from impending changes in the environment is an understanding of how communities will…”
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Short-Duration Hypothermia after Ischemic Stroke Prevents Delayed Intracranial Pressure Rise by Murtha, L. A., McLeod, D. D., McCann, S. K., Pepperall, D., Chung, S., Levi, C. R., Calford, M. B., Spratt, N. J.

“…Background Intracranial pressure elevation, peaking three to seven post-stroke is well recognized following large strokes. Data following small–moderate stroke…”
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Trophic cascades and trophic trickles in pelagic food webs by McCann, Kevin S., Hastings, Alan, Strong, Donald R.

“…Prey–dependent models, with the predation rate (per predator) a function of prey numbers alone, predict the existence of a trophic cascade. In a trophic…”
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Detritus, trophic dynamics and biodiversity by Moore, John C., Berlow, Eric L., Coleman, David C., de Ruiter, Peter C., Dong, Quan, Hastings, Alan, Johnson, Nancy Collins, McCann, Kevin S., Melville, Kim, Morin, Peter J., Nadelhoffer, Knute, Rosemond, Amy D., Post, David M., Sabo, John L., Scow, Kate M., Vanni, Michael J., Wall, Diana H.

“…Traditional approaches to the study of food webs emphasize the transfer of local primary productivity in the form of living plant organic matter across trophic…”
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Perfusion Computed Tomography Thresholds Defining Ischemic Penumbra and Infarct Core: Studies in a Rat Stroke Model by McLeod, D. D., Parsons, M. W., Hood, R., Hiles, B., Allen, J., McCann, S. K., Murtha, L., Calford, M. B., Levi, C. R., Spratt, N. J.

“…Background Perfusion computed tomography is becoming more widely used as a clinical imaging tool to predict potentially salvageable tissue (ischemic penumbra)…”
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Dynamics of Compartmented and Reticulate Food Webs in Relation to Energetic Flows by Teng, Jack, McCann, Kevin S.

“…Using simple food webs, we address how the interactions of food web structure and energetic flows influence dynamics. We examine the effect of food web…”
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The development of an online database for interventions tested in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease by Egan, K. J., Vesterinen, H. M., McCann, S. K., Sena, E. S., MacLeod, M. R.

“…Despite many efforts by the research community, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is still an incurable neurodegenerative condition that affects an estimated 44 million…”
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Effects of multi-chain omnivory on the strength of trophic control in lakes by Vadeboncoeur, Y, McCann, K.S, Vander Zanden, M.J, Rasmussen, J.B

“…Omnivory has been implicated in both diffusing and intensifying the effects of consumer control in food chains. Some have postulated that the strong, community…”
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A Dynamical Approach to Evaluate Risk in Resource Management by Hatton, I. A., McCann, K. S., Umbanhowar, J., Rasmussen, J. B.

“…With the depletion of many natural resources, we are growing aware of the need to understand the risks that stem from different management decisions. Here, we…”
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Anthropogenic enrichment alters a marine benthic food web by Tewfik, A, Rasmussen, J.B, McCann, K.S

“…The identification and understanding of shifts in resource availability and community structure caused by a variety of anthropogenic perturbations is essential…”
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A mathematical technique for estimating blastodisc : yolk volume ratios instead of egg sizes by CRAWFORD, S. S, BALON, E. K, MCCANN, K. S

“…Egg size alone is a poor and misleading variable in life-history studies. A mathematical technique for estimating yolk and blastodisc volume ratios in fishes,…”
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Offshore Prey Densities Facilitate Similar Life History and Behavioral Patterns in Two Distinct Aquatic Apex Predators, Northern Pike and Lake Trout by Kennedy, P. J., Bartley, T. J., Gillis, D. M., McCann, K. S., Rennie, M. D.

“…Northern Pike Esox lucius are important aquatic apex predators in freshwater ecosystems across the Canadian Boreal Shield. Although Northern Pike have…”
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Migration Supports Uneven Consumer Control in a Sewage-Enriched River Food Web by Adrian M. H. De Bruyn, McCann, Kevin S., Rasmussen, Joseph B.

“…1. We studied the response of the St Lawrence River food web to enrichment by primary-treated sewage from the city of Montreal, Canada. 2. Despite the richness…”
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