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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bystrom P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4447698 | biostudies-other | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ambio 20150601
Intraguild predation interactions make fish communities prone to exhibit alternative stable states with either piscivore or prey fish dominance. In the Baltic Sea, local declines of coastal piscivores like perch (Perca fluviatilis) have been observed to coincide with high densities of sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Mechanisms behind this shift between piscivore and stickleback dominance were studied both experimentally and in field. Results showed that predation by sticklebacks has a str ...[more]