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Group 19 Module 2. Ethan Kaufman, Yemi Olubowale , Abhinav Uppal , Divya Vedula. Article: Predator Transitory Spillover Induces Trophic Cascades in Ecological Sinks By Casini et al. The scope of the presentation focuses on events from 1977-1988. Gulf of Riga. (Figure From: www.Ikzm-d .de).
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Group 19Module 2 Ethan Kaufman, YemiOlubowale, AbhinavUppal, Divya Vedula
Article:Predator Transitory Spillover Induces Trophic Cascades in Ecological SinksBy Casini et al. The scope of the presentation focuses on events from 1977-1988
Gulf of Riga (Figure From: www.Ikzm-d .de)
Trophic Levels (GoR) Cod Herring Zooplankton Phytoplankton (Adapted From Casini et al.)
SUNLIGHT T R O P H I C C A S C A D E S (Figure From: www.lmvp.org)
The Idea Spillover Source Sink Savingwater Wasted
Overfishing, adverse conditions • Collapse in Baltic • Disappear from GoR Cod Distribution Early 80s mid 80s -- Mid 1970s Contraction High salinity, O2 MB = Main Basin GoR = Gulf of Riga cod biomass (Figure adapted from Cassini et al.)
Data from a fishery (GoR) (Figure from Cassini et al.)
Density Dependent Population Schematic Birth Immigration Death Emigration Population
Birth Immigration Death Emigration Population
Birth Immigration Death Emigration Population
Birth Immigration Death Emigration Population
Cod Herring Body Size Increases (early 1980s) Zooplankton Phytoplankton (Adapted From Cassini et al.)
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Works Cited • Abesamis RA, Russ GR (2005) Density-dependent spillover from marine reserves: Longterm evidence. Ecol Appl 15:1798–1812. • Casini, Michele, Thorsten Blenckner, Christian Mollmann, Anna Gardmark, Martin Lindegren, Marcos Llope, GeorgsKornilovs, Maris Plikshs, and Nils Christian Stenseth. "Predator Transitory Spillover Induces Trophic Cascades in Ecological Sinks. " Http://www.pnas.org/content/109/21/8185.full.pdf+html. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, 13 Apr. 2012. Web. 03 Oct. 2012. • Freeman, Scott. Biological Science. 4th ed. San Fransicso, CA: Benjamin Cummings, 2011. Print.