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  • Spatial dynamics, ecological thresholds and phase shifts: modelling grazer aggregation and gap formation in kelp beds 

    Lauzon-Guay, Jean-Sebastien, and Robert E. Scheibling. 2010. "Spatial dynamics, ecological thresholds and phase shifts: modelling grazer aggregation and gap formation in kelp beds." Marine Ecology Progress Series 403: 29-41. doi:10.3354/meps08494
    On the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, transitions between alternative states of the subtidal ecosystem, kelp beds and sea urchin barrens, occur on a decadal scale. To explore the process of urchin aggregation within kelp ...