Wilbur, Lynn MicheleKuepper, FrithjofLouca, Vasilis2024-02-192024-02-192024-02-18Wilbur, L M, Kuepper, F & Louca, V 2024, 'Algal cover as a driver of diversity in communities associated with mussel assemblages across Eastern Pacific ecoregions', Marine Ecology, vol. 45, no. 1, e12785. https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.127850173-9565ORCID: /0000-0001-9560-0479/work/162727185https://hdl.handle.net/2164/22787Open access via the Wiley agreement ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Appreciations are due to Susana Cárdenas Alayza at the Center for Environmental Sustainability of Universidad de Cayetano Heredia in Lima Peru and the staff members of the Reserva Punta San Juan in Marcona Peru for their assistance with permitting and fieldwork, to Bruno Ibanez-Erquiaga at the Laboratorio de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Cayetano Heredia for his invaluable assistance with field guides and logistics, to the Ministero de la Producción de Peru for the permit to collect marine specimens, the Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales for permission to work in the Reserve, Shaleyla Kalez of EcoOceanica for her assistance with logistics in the northernmost ecoregion of Peru, and Prof. Aldo Pacheco from the Universidad de Cayetano for his assistance with logistics and species identification in Antofagasta Chile. This study was partially supported by the University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences. We would also like to thank the MASTS pooling initiative and contributing institutions. The authors report no conflict of interest. Data is available upon request.255500712engSDG 14 - Life Below Wateralgal coverintertidal communitiesmarine ecoregionmussel assemblagesmussel matrixspecies richnesswave exposureQH301 BiologyGE Environmental SciencesSupplementary InformationQH301GEJournal article10.1111/maec.12785451