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Exact probabilities for the indeterminacy of complex networks as perceived through press perturbations
We consider the goal of predicting how complex networks respond to chronic (press) perturbations when characterizations of their …
Koslicki
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Novak
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What drives interaction strengths in complex food webs? A test with feeding rates of a generalist stream predator
Describing the mechanisms that drive variation in species interaction strengths is central to understanding, predicting, and managing …
Preston
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Henderson
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Falke
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Segui
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Layden
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Novak
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Bayesian characterization of uncertainty in species interaction strengths
Considerable effort has been devoted to the estimation of species interaction strengths. This effort has focused primarily on …
Wolf
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Novak
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Gitelman
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Experimental demonstration of a trophic cascade in the Galápagos rocky subtidal: Effects of consumer identity and behavior
In diverse tropical webs, trophic cascades are presumed to be rare, as species interactions may dampen top-down control and reduce …
Witman
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Smith
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Novak
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Long-Term Studies Contribute Disproportionately to Ecology and Policy
As the contribution for long-term ecological and environmental studies (LTEES) to our understanding of how species and ecosystems …
Hughes
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Beas-Luna
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Barner
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Brewitt
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Brumbaugh
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Cerny-Chipman
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Close
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Coblentz
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Nesnera
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Drobnitch
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Figurski
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Focht
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Friedman
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Freiwald
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Heady
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Heady
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Hettinger
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Johnson
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Karr
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Mahoney
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Moritsch
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Osterback
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Reimer
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Robinson
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Rohrer
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Rose
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Sabal
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Segui
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Shen
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Sullivan
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Zuercher
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Raimondi
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Menge
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Grorud-Colvert
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Novak
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Carr
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Quantifying predator dependence in the functional response of generalist predators
A long‐standing debate concerns how functional responses are best described. Theory suggests that ratio dependence is consistent with …
Novak
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Wolf
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Coblentz
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Shepard
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Rapid and direct recoveries of predators and prey through synchronized ecosystem management
One of the twenty-first century’s greatest environmental challenges is to recover and restore species, habitats and ecosystems. The …
Samhouri
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Stier
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Hennessey
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Novak
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Halpern
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Levin
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The application of Bayesian hierarchical models to quantify individual diet specialization
Intraspecific variation in ecologically relevant traits is widespread. In generalist predators in particular, individual diet …
Coblentz
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Rosenblatt
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Novak
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Using Survival Models to Estimate Invertebrate Prey Identification Times in a Generalist Stream Fish
Estimates of predator feeding rates are important for understanding trophic dynamics. One common method for quantifying feeding rates …
Preston
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Henderson
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Falke
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Novak
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Characterizing species interactions to understand press perturbations: What is the community matrix?
The community matrix is among ecology’s most important mathematical abstractions, formally encapsulating the interconnected …
Novak
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Yeakel
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Noble
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Doak
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Emmerson
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Estes
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Jacob
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Tinker
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Wootton
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