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Food-web structure, functioning and ecosystem services in eelgrass (Zostera marina) and rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) beds

Marine vegetated habitats provide essential functions and services to ocean ecosystems and human well-being. It is unclear, however, how different habitat types compare. Using large-scale field surveys and binary network models we compared the habitat and food-web structure between eelgrass and rockweed beds in Atlantic Canada, assessed their nitrogen and carbon storage services, and determined their robustness to species loss.

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