Biology Reference
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competition can be the most important factor in regulating marine macroalgal
population and community dynamics. However, while our understanding of these
interactions has grown considerably since Lotka (
1925
), Volterra (
1926
), and Gause
(
1934
) wrote their seminal works, information on how these interactions will work
in the future remains lacking. Perhaps the most important next step is to assess how
these competitive interactions will change under environmental variability, such as
predicted with climate change. Understanding this may better inform us of how
macroalgal communities will likely be structured in the future.
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