About the Authors
- Danny J. Papworth
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Affiliation Faculty of Science and Technology, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
- Simone Marini
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Affiliation ISMAR–Marine Sciences Institute in La Spezia, CNR–National Research Council of Italy, Forte Santa Teresa, Loc. Pozzuolo, 19032, Lerici, SP, Italy
- Alessandra Conversi
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* E-mail: a.conversi@ismar.cnr.it
Affiliations ISMAR–Marine Sciences Institute in La Spezia, CNR–National Research Council of Italy, Forte Santa Teresa, Loc. Pozzuolo, 19032, Lerici, SP, Italy, Marine Institute, Plymouth University, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SM AC DP. Performed the experiments: DP SM. Analyzed the data: DP SM AC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM DP. Wrote the paper: DP AC SM. Designed the methodology used in GP based analysis: SM. Obtained and organized data, performed regime shift analyses: DP. Ecological interpretation of the GP based results: AC DP.