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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… 
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2014
2014
Abstract. Semi-arid areas where grazing is the main land use exhibit a "three-phase-mosaic" pattern of dominant surface patches… 
2014
2014
Termites play important roles in tropical ecosystem functioning, and their evolutionary success has been linked to their defense… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
SUMMARY 1. Non-indigenous ecosystem engineers can substantially affect native biodiversity by transforming the physical structure… 
2009
2009
Abstract. Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide and the concomitant increased uptake of this by the oceans is resulting in… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Wedge-tailed Shearwaters, Puffinus pacificus, engineer the ecosystem by digging burrows in which they nest. This has been… 
2008
2008
Invasive species that strongly modify their physical habitat are a particular management concern. Theoretical models predict that… 
2003
2003
Summary 1 We used natural and manipulative field experiments to examine the effects of caddisfly (Trichoptera) diapause…