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Top predators affect the composition of naive protist communities, but only in their early-successional stage

Zander, Axel ; Gravel, Dominique ; Bersier, Louis-Félix ; Gray, Sarah M.

In: Oecologia, 2016, vol. 180, no. 2, p. 519–528

Introduced top predators have the potential to disrupt community dynamics when prey species are naive to predation. The impact of introduced predators may also vary depending on the stage of community development. Early-succession communities are likely to have small-bodied and fast-growing species, but are not necessarily good at defending against predators. In contrast, late-succession...