RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Trophic Structure and Community Stability in an Overfished Ecosystem JF Science JO Science FD American Association for the Advancement of Science SP 333 OP 336 DO 10.1126/science.1190708 VO 329 IS 5989 A1 Utne-Palm, Anne C. A1 Salvanes, Anne G. V. A1 Currie, Bronwen A1 Kaartvedt, Stein A1 Nilsson, Göran E. A1 Braithwaite, Victoria A. A1 Stecyk, Jonathan A. W. A1 Hundt, Matthias A1 van der Bank, Megan A1 Flynn, Bradley A1 Sandvik, Guro K. A1 Klevjer, Thor A. A1 Sweetman, Andrew K. A1 Brüchert, Volker A1 Pittman, Karin A1 Peard, Kathleen R. A1 Lunde, Ida G. A1 Strandabø, Rønnaug A. U. A1 Gibbons, Mark J. YR 2010 UL http://science.sciencemag.org/content/329/5989/333.abstract AB Since the collapse of the pelagic fisheries off southwest Africa in the late 1960s, jellyfish biomass has increased and the structure of the Benguelan fish community has shifted, making the bearded goby (Sufflogobius bibarbatus) the new predominant prey species. Despite increased predation pressure and a harsh environment, the gobies are thriving. Here we show that physiological adaptations and antipredator and foraging behaviors underpin the success of these fish. In particular, body-tissue isotope signatures reveal that gobies consume jellyfish and sulphidic diatomaceous mud, transferring “dead-end” resources back into the food chain.