Organic waste can be considered a food subsidy which represents an important source of
energy for different species that exploit it. However, it could produce contrasting impacts …

Seabirds are chemical and physical engineers that are capable of transforming terrestrial
vegetation by altering edaphic conditions, generating physical disturbance, and affecting …

Minimizing the impact of invasive alien species (IAS) on islands and elsewhere requires
researchers to provide cogent information on the environmental and socioeconomic …

In the Mediterranean basin, the yellow-legged gull Larus cachinnans has undergone a
widespread demographic increase for the past 30 years. Owing to its high ecological …

Summary 1 The structure of communities is influenced by the transport of resources across
ecosystem boundaries. Seabirds are capable of introducing large amounts of marine …

Seabirds, with approximately 1 billion specimens, are the main exchangers of nutrients
between Terrestial and Marine Systems and they have become an emerging interest group …

Concentration of seagulls in the Chafarinas Islands (three semi‐arid North African islets)
induces profound changes in soil properties including eutrophication, salinization …

Aim To investigate the species–area relationship (SAR) of plants on very small islands, to
examine the effect of other factors on species richness, and to check for a possible Small …

Capsule The gulls adjust their diet composition and diversity according to refuse dump
accessibility. Aims To examine the influence of the accessibility of open-air refuse dumps on …

Seabirds are known to play an important role in the geochemical cycling of macronutrients;
however, their role in cycling elements of environmental interest has not been investigated …