Exploitation of intertidal grazers as a driver of community divergence
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Gustavo M. Martins*, Richard C. Thompson, Ana I. Neto, Stephen J. Hawkins and Stuart R. Jenkins Secção Biologia Marinha, Departamento Biologia, Universidade dos Açores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal; Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, Marine Institute, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal; School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey LL59 5AB, UK; and Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK
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