… marine-ecosystem management that it is only possible to manage the activities of man; however,
the data we collect about the marine ecosystem … likely to affect other predators that also …

… of marine ecosystems. We contend that the use of marine predators as ecosystem
sentinels will enable rapid response and adaptation to ecosystem variability and change. …

… including detailed and realistic representations of seabirds and marine mammals in marine
ecosystem models, with a focus on end-to-end ecosystem models. We use a broad literature …

… Studies in marine systems involving upper trophic level predators, … marine top predator
declines and of how marine predators influence their communities through direct predation and …

… marine ecosystems have a wide variety of top predators, … whales, were among the earliest
marine resources to be exploited … prey of top predators developed, some of the predators were …

… In marine ecosystems, particularly pelagic systems, the habitat underlying hotspots is
particularly complex as it is created by oceanographic features that are highly dynamic in space …

… Do multiple stable states exist in marine ecosystems? Does removal of top predators in
marine ecosystems result in fundamental changes in the plankton communities (top-down ‘…

… of large top predators in coastal systems. We discuss three specific themes: (1) large top
predators acting as mobile links between disparate habitats, (2) large top predators potentially …

… marine predators and provide insights regarding the impacts of ocean warming on marine
ecosystems from both top… of the trophodynamics of marine top predators. Collaborations which …

… predators. Since many marine top predators are generalists, their ability to exert top-down …
Quantitative examination of these aspects of pelagic marine ecosystems may prove fruitful. …