Aim Topographic complexity is widely accepted as a key driver of biodiversity, but at the
patch‐scale, complexity–biodiversity relationships may vary spatially and temporally …

Complexity is well accepted as one of the primary drivers of biodiversity, however, empirical
support for such positive associations is often confounded with surface area and …

Artificial structures such as seawalls increasingly dominate marine urban environments. As
compared to natural rocky shore habitats, seawalls are usually flat, featureless, vertical …

Urbanization is leading to biodiversity loss through habitat homogenization. The smooth,
featureless surfaces of many marine urban structures support ecological communities, often …

Habitat complexity is accepted as a general mechanism for increasing the abundance and
diversity of communities. However, the circumstances under which complexity has the …

Habitat destruction is a leading cause of biodiversity loss worldwide. Destruction involving
structural simplification tends to be a large contributing factor to this loss as many studies …

Physical habitat complexity regulates the structure and function of biological communities,
although the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. Urbanisation …

Habitat complexity strongly affects the structure and dynamics of ecological communities,
with increased complexity often leading to greater species diversity and abundance …

Habitat complexity describes a wide array of spatial distribution patterns of physical
structures in habitats. It affects aquatic ecosystems on multiple levels from individuals (eg …

Several species of ecosystem engineers inhabiting coastal environments have been
reported structuring different kinds of communities. The magnitude of this influence often …