Impacts of invasive species on food webs: a review of empirical data
We review empirical studies on how bioinvasions alter food webs and how a food-web
perspective may change their prediction and management. Predation is found to underlie …
perspective may change their prediction and management. Predation is found to underlie …
Integrating ecological roles and trophic diversification on coral reefs: multiple lines of evidence identify parrotfishes as microphages
KD Clements, DP German, J Piché… - Biological Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Coral reef ecosystems are remarkable for their high productivity in nutrient-poor waters. A
high proportion of primary production is consumed by the dominant herbivore assemblage …
high proportion of primary production is consumed by the dominant herbivore assemblage …
Cascading extinctions as a hidden driver of insect decline
1. The decline in insect abundance and diversity observed in many ecosystems is of major
concern because of the long‐term consequences for ecosystem function and stability. 2 …
concern because of the long‐term consequences for ecosystem function and stability. 2 …
Soil fauna: key to new carbon models
Soil organic matter (SOM) is key to maintaining soil fertility, mitigating climate change,
combatting land degradation, and conserving above-and below-ground biodiversity and …
combatting land degradation, and conserving above-and below-ground biodiversity and …
Ecomimicry in Indigenous resource management: Optimizing ecosystem services to achieve resource abundance, with examples from Hawaii
Here, we expand on the term “ecomimicry” to be an umbrella concept for an approach to
adaptive ecosystem-based management of social-ecological systems that simultaneously …
adaptive ecosystem-based management of social-ecological systems that simultaneously …
The impacts of invasive ecosystem engineers in freshwaters: A review
Invasive species are a key stressor in freshwater ecosystems. When these species are also
ecosystem engineers, their impacts are exacerbated because they modulate resource …
ecosystem engineers, their impacts are exacerbated because they modulate resource …
A global database and “state of the field” review of research into ecosystem engineering by land animals
Ecosystem engineers have been widely studied for terrestrial systems, but global trends in
research encompassing the range of taxa and functions have not previously been …
research encompassing the range of taxa and functions have not previously been …
Towards an integration of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning and food web theory to evaluate relationships between multiple ecosystem services
Ecosystem responses to changes in species diversity are often studied individually.
However, changes in species diversity can simultaneously influence multiple …
However, changes in species diversity can simultaneously influence multiple …
Experimental evidence for a hidden network of higher-order interactions in a diverse arthropod community
M Barbosa, GW Fernandes, RJ Morris - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Transcending pairwise interactions in ecological networks remains a challenge. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Higher-order interactions (HOIs), the modulation of a pairwise interaction by a third species …
Higher-order interactions (HOIs), the modulation of a pairwise interaction by a third species …
Multiple interactions networks: towards more realistic descriptions of the web of life
Ecological communities are defined by species interacting dynamically in a given location at
a given time, and can be conveniently represented as networks of interactions. Pairwise …
a given time, and can be conveniently represented as networks of interactions. Pairwise …