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Role of reef-building, ecosystem engineering polychaetes in shallow water ecosystems
(MDPI AG, 2019-09)
Although the effect of ecosystem engineers in structuring communities is common in several systems, it is seldom as evident as in shallow marine soft-bottoms. These systems lack abiotic three-dimensional structures but ...
Crab regulation of cross-ecosystem resource transfer by marine foraging fire ants
(Springer, 2011-08)
Permeability of boundaries in biological systems is regulated by biotic and/or abiotic factors. Despite this knowledge, the role of biotic factors in regulating resource transfer across ecosystem boundaries has received ...
Cordgrass canopy elicits weak effects on sediment properties and microphytobenthic abundance in a harsh environment
(Inter-Research, 2016-05)
The magnitude of the outcome of ecosystem engineering is context-dependent; asenvironmental stresses increase, habitat amelioration by ecosystem engineers becomes more relevant. Moreover, the individual- and population-level ...
Habitat complexity and community composition: relationships between different ecosystem engineers and the associated macroinvertebrate assemblages
(Springer Verlag Berlín, 2011-12)
Several species of ecosystem engineers inhabiting coastal environments have been reported structuring different kinds of communities. The magnitude of this influence often depends on the habitat complexity introduced by ...
Alteration of ecosystem structure by a burrowing herbivore, the plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus)
(Oxford University Press, 2008-06)
Although the role of animals in altering ecosystem structure and dynamics has received increased attention in the last decade, large gaps in knowledge still exist, limiting our ability to incorporate animals into models ...
Engineering by an invasive species alters landscape-level ecosystem function, but does not affect biodiversity in freshwater systems
(Wiley, 2014-02)
Aim: Ecological theory predicts that invasive ecosystem engineers like the American beaver (Castor canadensis) in Tierra del Fuego (TDF) affect landscape-level biodiversity and ecosystem function (BEF) when engineered ...
Reef-forming polychaetes outcompetes ecosystem engineering mussels
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2013-06)
In order to understand changes in the functioning and the community structure of intertidal ecosystem in sewage-impacted sites, a long-term monitoring coverage study (2004–2011) was carried out on abrasion platforms of the ...
The assembly of microbial communities in engineered ecosystems
(Transworld research network, 2011)
Understanding the development of community pattern is a central focus of ecological research. Microbiologists are currently applying concepts derived from ecological studies of plants and animals, as well as developing ...