Harbour seals are regaining top-down control in a coastal ecosystem
Geert Aarts, Sophie Brasseur, Jan Jaap Poos, Jessica Schop, Roger Kirkwood, Tobias van Kooten, Evert Mul, Peter Reijnders, Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp, Ingrid Tulp
This study estimates the impact of harbour seal predation on fish populations in the Wadden Sea and adjacent coastal waters, finding significant top-down control with uncertainties due to fish migration and sampling methods.
bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2018 · PreprintEcology