Connectivity links habitats in space and time. It is a key process that facilitates many life-
history functions of myriad species in a variety of contexts over a wide range of scales …

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 …

Macrobenthic assemblages are relatively poorly known compared to other components of
the mangrove ecosystem. Tropical mangroves support macrobenthic biodiversity resources …

Coastal vegetated ecosystems are acknowledged for their capacity to sequester organic
carbon (OC), known as blue C. Yet, blue C global accounting is incomplete, with major gaps …

Ecological functions of bioturbation in ecosystems have received increasing attention over
the recent decades, and crab burrowing has been considered as one of the major …

Food web structure and major sources of primary production consumed by metafauna of
Mad Island Marsh, a coastal saltmarsh on the NW coast of the Gulf of Mexico, were …

Organic matter (OM) remineralization plays a key role in controlling the biogeochemistry of
marine sediments. Through their burrowing activities, bioturbating macrofauna not only …

Species are often grouped according to their biological or functional traits to better
understand their contribution to ecosystem functioning. However, it is becoming clear that a …

Abstract Aim The smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora is an iconic ecological engineer that
has inspired some of the more insightful concepts and perspectives in modern theoretical …

Infaunal invertebrate activity can fundamentally alter physicochemical conditions in
sediments and influence nutrient cycling. However, despite clear links between invertebrate …