The brown algae (Phaeophyceae) are a group of multicellular heterokonts that are
ubiquitous in today's oceans. Large brown algae from multiple orders are the foundation to …

Herbivory has a profound effect on seaweeds in both temperate and tropical communities
(11, 17, 21, 33, 43, 47, 80, 124). This is especially true on coral reefs where 60-97%(11, 42) …

Feeding Ecology of Fish establishes a comprehensive framework for the variable ecological
patterns exemplified by feeding fishes. The author, a former president of the American …

It would not have been possible for me to write the three editions of this book without a
double dose of extraordinary fortune: to have been part of the Woods Hole scientific …

The seashore has long been the subject of fascination and study-the Ancient Greek scholar
Aristotle made observations and wrote about Mediterranean sea urchins. The considerable …

Chemical cues constitute much of the language of life in the sea. Our understanding of biotic
interactions and their effects on marine ecosystems will advance more rapidly if this …

Multiple stable states occur when more than one type of community can stably persist in a
single environmental regime. Simple theoretical analyses predict multiple stable states for …

In this review, I summarize recent developments in marine chemical ecology and suggest
additional studies that should be especially productive. Direct tests in both the field and …

Relationships among food choice, compensatory feeding, and the consequences for
consumer fitness rarely have been quantified. We created foods of varying nutritional quality …

Large brown seaweeds dominate coastal hard substrata throughout many of the world's
oceans. In coastal North Carolina, USA, this dominance by brown seaweeds is facilitated by …