Ecology: the upside down world of coral reef predators

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Simpfendorfer, Colin;Heupel, Michelle
Colin Simpfendorfer
Abstract

[Extract] Examination of a large aggregation of sharks demonstrates that trophic pyramids with greater amounts of high-level predators than prey can occur on coral reefs. This is possible because the high-level predators obtain food from sources outside their home location.

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Current Biology

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26

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1879-0445

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15

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Elsevier

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10.1016/j.cub.2016.05.074