The development of continuous culture techniques 60 years ago and the subsequent
formulation of theory and the diversification of experimental systems revolutionised …

Background: Twelve distinct explanations have been proposed for the co‐existence of
species in ecological communities. Types of mechanism: The mechanisms can be divided …

Established ecological theory has focused on unitary organisms, and thus its concepts have
matured into a form that often hinders rather than facilitates the ecological study of modular …

Abstract The Ria Formosa coastal lagoon is a highly productive shallow ecosystem in
southern Portugal, subjected to nutrient inputs from anthropogenic and natural sources …

It has been hypothesized that allelopathy can prevent competitive exclusion and promote
phytoplankton diversity in aquatic ecosystems, where numerous species coexist on a limited …

Plant–soil feedbacks can have important implications for the interactions among plants.
Understanding these effects is a major challenge since it is inherently difficult to measure …

Organisms are often observed to acquire an excess of non-limiting resources, a process
known as luxury consumption. Luxury consumption has been largely treated as a bet …

Relationships between nutrient N: P ratio and P-limitation in phytoplankton are explored
using a multi-nutrient photoacclimative quota-based model. The relationship depends on …

This study addresses interspecific competition for a nutrient resource that is stored within
individuals in habitats with both temporal and spatial variation. In such environments …

In many species, individuals express phenotypic characteristics that enhance their
competitiveness, that is, the ability to acquire resources in competition with others. Moreover …