Coastal marine communities: trends and perspectives from human-exclusion experiments

The ecological roles of humans in marine communities have been poorly studied. Humans have special characteristics, such as culture, and are perceived as complex ecological actors. Observations and experiments conducted in coastal (rocky intertidal and nearshore) ‘no-take’ areas or reserves in Chile...

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Published in:Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) 1999-07, Vol.14 (7), p.280-283
Main Author: Castilla, Juan Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
Ecosystem management
Experiments
Fisheries
Food-web
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Human impact
Human-exclusion
Intertidal community
Marine
Trophic webs
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Summary:The ecological roles of humans in marine communities have been poorly studied. Humans have special characteristics, such as culture, and are perceived as complex ecological actors. Observations and experiments conducted in coastal (rocky intertidal and nearshore) ‘no-take’ areas or reserves in Chile and around the world have permitted a better understanding of the role played by humans as top predators and the resulting trophic-cascade effects along the food-webs. These studies have revealed an urgent need to incorporate humans into ecological studies and have helped to promote links between ecology and social sciences.
ISSN:0169-5347
1872-8383
DOI:10.1016/S0169-5347(99)01602-X