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Ecosystem engineer
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Ecosystem engineering
An ecosystem engineer is any organism that creates, significantly modifies, maintains or destroys a habitat. These organisms can have a large impact…
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2014
2014
Livestock redistribute runoff and sediments in semi-arid rangeland areas
P. Sarah
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M. Zonana
2014
Corpus ID: 4609327
Abstract. Semi-arid areas where grazing is the main land use exhibit a "three-phase-mosaic" pattern of dominant surface patches…
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2014
2014
Negative Effects of Azteca Ants on the Distribution of the Termite Neocapritermes braziliensis in Central Amazonia
Pedro Pequeno
2014
Corpus ID: 56052838
Termites play important roles in tropical ecosystem functioning, and their evolutionary success has been linked to their defense…
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2013
2013
A Model-Driven Approach to Service Ecosystem Engineering
T. Ruokolainen
2013
Corpus ID: 129295592
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Community‐level effects of co‐occurring native and exotic ecosystem engineers
Jessica Ward
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A. Ricciardi
2010
Corpus ID: 37277141
SUMMARY 1. Non-indigenous ecosystem engineers can substantially affect native biodiversity by transforming the physical structure…
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2009
2009
Oxygen limited thermal tolerance and performance in the lugworm Arenicola marina: A latitudinal comparison
M. Schröer
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A. Wittmann
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+4 authors
H. Pörtner
2009
Corpus ID: 15520863
2009
2009
The influence of hypercapnia and the infaunal brittlestar Amphiura filiformis on sediment nutrient flux - will ocean acidification affect nutrient exchange?
H. Wood
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S. Widdicombe
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J. Spicer
2009
Corpus ID: 54547592
Abstract. Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide and the concomitant increased uptake of this by the oceans is resulting in…
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Vertebrate fauna associates of the wedge-tailed shearwater, Puffinus pacificus, colonies of Rottnest Island: influence of an ecosystem engineer
W. Bancroft
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J. Roberts
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Mj Garkalis
2008
Corpus ID: 34548133
Wedge-tailed Shearwaters, Puffinus pacificus, engineer the ecosystem by digging burrows in which they nest. This has been…
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2008
2008
Habitat modification inhibits conspecific seedling recruitment in populations of an invasive ecosystem engineer
J. Lambrinos
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K. J. Bando
Biological Invasions
2008
Corpus ID: 23719864
Invasive species that strongly modify their physical habitat are a particular management concern. Theoretical models predict that…
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2008
2008
Comparative analysis of Andiodrilus pachoensis casts in forests and pastures of South-Eastern Amazon (Brazil)
F. Thomas
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J. Rossi
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+4 authors
Evelyne Garnier-Zarli
2008
Corpus ID: 84752684
2003
2003
Caddisfly diapause aggregations facilitate benthic invertebrate colonization
D. McCabe
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N. Gotelli
2003
Corpus ID: 6247094
Summary 1 We used natural and manipulative field experiments to examine the effects of caddisfly (Trichoptera) diapause…
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