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A mechanistic theory for aquatic food chain length by Ward, Colette L., McCann, Kevin S.

“…Multiple hypotheses propose an ostensibly disparate array of drivers of food chain length (FCL), with contradictory support from natural settings. Here we…”
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A funder-imposed data publication requirement seldom inspired data sharing by Couture, Jessica L, Blake, Rachael E, McDonald, Gavin, Ward, Colette L

“…Growth of the open science movement has drawn significant attention to data sharing and availability across the scientific community. In this study, we tested…”
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HSS revisited: multi‐channel processes mediate trophic control across a productivity gradient by Ward, Colette L, McCann, Kevin S, Rooney, Neil, Chase, Jonathan

“…Classical food web theory holds that energy channels are regulated by top‐down control with increasing productivity, arising from within‐channel processes…”
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Bridging ecology and conservation: from ecological networks to ecosystem function by Harvey, Eric, Gounand, Isabelle, Ward, Colette L., Altermatt, Florian

“…1. Current approaches to conservation may be inadequate to maintain ecosystem integrity because they are mostly based on rarity status of organisms rather than…”
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Spatial community structure of groundfish is conserved across the Gulf of Alaska by Blake, Rachael E., Ward, Colette L., Hunsicker, Mary E., Shelton, A. Ole, Hollowed, Anne B.

“…The mechanisms structuring patterns of diversity and community composition can be difficult to identify in large, open ecological systems. However, it is…”
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Spatio-temporal models reveal subtle changes to demersal communities following the Exxon Valdez oil spill by Shelton, Andrew O, Hunsicker, Mary E, Ward, Eric J, Feist, Blake E, Blake, Rachael, Ward, Colette L, Williams, Benjamin C, Duffy-Anderson, Janet T, Hollowed, Anne B, Haynie, Alan C

“…Abstract Toxic pollutants such as crude oil have direct negative effects for a wide array of marine life. While mortality from acute exposure to oil is…”
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Linking ecosystem processes to communities of practice through commercially fished species in the Gulf of Alaska by Zador, Stephani G., Gaichas, Sarah K., Kasperski, Stephen, Ward, Colette L., Blake, Rachael E., Ban, Natalie C., Himes-Cornell, Amber, Koehn, J. Zachary

“…Abstract Marine ecosystems are complex, and there is increasing recognition that environmental, ecological, and human systems are linked inextricably in…”
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