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Ecosystem engineer

Known as: Ecosystem engineering 
An ecosystem engineer is any organism that creates, significantly modifies, maintains or destroys a habitat. These organisms can have a large impact… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Physical Ecosystem Engineers and the Functioning of Estuaries and Coasts
A great diversity of organisms modify the physical structure of estuarine and coastal environments. These physical ecosystem… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Context dependence of marine ecosystem engineer invasion impacts on benthic ecosystem functioning
Introduced ecosystem engineers can severely modify the functioning on invaded systems. Species-level effects on ecosystem… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The ecology of Egeria densa Planchón (Liliopsida: Alismatales): A wetland ecosystem engineer?
Egeria densa Planchon es considerada una especie invasora en los sistemas acuaticos de Chile. Su distribucion geografica original… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Control of sediment dynamics by vegetation as a key function driving biogeomorphic succession within fluvial corridors
Riparian vegetation responds to hydrogeomorphic disturbances and environmental changes and also controls these changes. Here, we… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A mathematical model of plants as ecosystem engineers
Understanding the structure and dynamics of plant communities in water-limited systems often calls for the identification of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Niche construction and the behavioral context of plant and animal domestication
Many animal species attempt to enhance their environments through niche construction or environmental engineering. Such efforts… Expand
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The Concept of Organisms as Ecosystem Engineers Ten Years On: Progress, Limitations, and Challenges
Abstract The modification of the physical environment by organisms is a critical interaction in most ecosystems. The concept of… Expand
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Characterizing ecosystem‐level consequences of biological invasions: the role of ecosystem engineers
Invasions by exotic species represent both threats to ecosystems as well as opportunities to learn more about them. Among the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Soil function in a changing world: the role of invertebrate ecosystem engineers
Cette revue place au centre des interactions entre les plantes, les animaux et les microorganismes du sol, les invertebres… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Organisms as ecosystem engineers
Interactions between organisms are a major determinant of the distribution and abundance of species. Ecology textbooks (e.g… Expand
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