EcologybioRxiv
Colonial ascidians strongly preyed upon, yet dominate the substrate in a subtropical fouling community
L. S. Hiebert, E. A. Vieira, G. M. Dias…·F. D. Brown
The paper examines colonial ascidian dominance in a subtropical fouling community, finding predation has a greater impact on colonial species growth and survivorship than competition.
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2019.0396