Top-down vs. bottom-up control on vegetation composition in a tidal marsh depends on scale

• Kelly Elschot,

  Current address: Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University and Research, AB Den Helder, The Netherlands

  Affiliation Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences GELIFES, University of Groningen, CC Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Anke Vermeulen,

  Current address: Ethology Research Group, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein, Wilrijk, Belgium

  Affiliation Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein, Wilrijk, Belgium

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• Wouter Vandenbruwaene,

  Affiliation Flanders Hydraulics Research, Flemish Government, Berchemlei, Antwerpen, Belgium

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• Jan P. Bakker ,

  * E-mail: j.p.bakker@rug.nl

  Affiliation Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences GELIFES, University of Groningen, CC Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Tjeerd J. Bouma,

  Affiliation NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems and Utrecht University, AC Yerseke, the Netherlands

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• Julia Stahl,

  Affiliation Sovon, Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology, GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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• Henk Castelijns,

  Affiliation Natuurbeschermingsvereniging De Steltkluut, AH Terneuzen, The Netherlands

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• Stijn Temmerman

  Affiliation Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein, Wilrijk, Belgium

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