Every Rule Has an Exception: a Cheater in the Community-Wide Mutualism in Antarctic Seaweed Forests
Synopsis Dense macroalgal forests on the Western Antarctic Peninsula serve important ecological roles both in terms of considerable biomass for primary production as well as in being ecosystem engineers. Their function within the Antarctic ecosystem has been described as a crucial member of a commun...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/icb/icaa058 2024-04-07T07:47:45+00:00 Every Rule Has an Exception: a Cheater in the Community-Wide Mutualism in Antarctic Seaweed Forests Heiser, Sabrina Amsler, Charles D McClintock, James B Shilling, Andrew J Baker, Bill J National Science Foundation Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems Program 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icaa058 http://academic.oup.com/icb/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/icb/icaa058/33509745/icaa058.pdf http://academic.oup.com/icb/article-pdf/60/6/1358/34926869/icaa058.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model Integrative and Comparative Biology volume 60, issue 6, page 1358-1368 ISSN 1540-7063 1557-7023 Plant Science Animal Science and Zoology journal-article 2020 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icaa058 2024-03-08T02:59:16Z Synopsis Dense macroalgal forests on the Western Antarctic Peninsula serve important ecological roles both in terms of considerable biomass for primary production as well as in being ecosystem engineers. Their function within the Antarctic ecosystem has been described as a crucial member of a community-wide mutualism which benefits macroalgal species and dense assemblages of associated amphipod grazers. However, there is a cheater within the system that can feed on one of the most highly chemically defended macroalgal hosts. The amphipod Paradexamine fissicauda has been found to readily consume the finely branched red macroalga Plocamium cartilagineum. This amphipod grazer not only feeds on its host, but also appears to sequester its host’s chemical defenses for its own utilization. This review summarizes what we know about both of these exceptions to the community-wide mutualism. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Oxford University Press Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula The Antarctic Integrative and Comparative Biology 60 6 1358 1368 |
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Synopsis Dense macroalgal forests on the Western Antarctic Peninsula serve important ecological roles both in terms of considerable biomass for primary production as well as in being ecosystem engineers. Their function within the Antarctic ecosystem has been described as a crucial member of a community-wide mutualism which benefits macroalgal species and dense assemblages of associated amphipod grazers. However, there is a cheater within the system that can feed on one of the most highly chemically defended macroalgal hosts. The amphipod Paradexamine fissicauda has been found to readily consume the finely branched red macroalga Plocamium cartilagineum. This amphipod grazer not only feeds on its host, but also appears to sequester its host’s chemical defenses for its own utilization. This review summarizes what we know about both of these exceptions to the community-wide mutualism. |
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Every Rule Has an Exception: a Cheater in the Community-Wide Mutualism in Antarctic Seaweed Forests |
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Every Rule Has an Exception: a Cheater in the Community-Wide Mutualism in Antarctic Seaweed Forests |
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Every Rule Has an Exception: a Cheater in the Community-Wide Mutualism in Antarctic Seaweed Forests |
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Every Rule Has an Exception: a Cheater in the Community-Wide Mutualism in Antarctic Seaweed Forests |
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Every Rule Has an Exception: a Cheater in the Community-Wide Mutualism in Antarctic Seaweed Forests |
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every rule has an exception: a cheater in the community-wide mutualism in antarctic seaweed forests |
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