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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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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Whales as marine ecosystem engineers
J. Roman
,
J. Estes
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+7 authors
V. Smetácek
2014
Corpus ID: 54872051
Baleen and sperm whales, known collectively as the great whales, include the largest animals in the history of life on Earth…
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Review
2011
Review
2011
Climate change impedes scleractinian corals as primary reef ecosystem engineers
C. Wild
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O. Hoegh‐Guldberg
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+9 authors
R. Woesik
2011
Corpus ID: 4608529
Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems on our planet. Scleractinian corals function as the primary reef…
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Non-indigenous invasive bivalves as ecosystem engineers
R. Sousa
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J. L. Gutiérrez
,
D. Aldridge
Biological Invasions
2009
Corpus ID: 10727637
Several non-indigenous bivalve species have been colonising aquatic ecosystems worldwide, in some cases with great ecological and…
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The ecology of Egeria densa Planchón (Liliopsida: Alismatales): A wetland ecosystem engineer?
Matthew M. Yarrow
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V. Marín
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M. Finlayson
,
A. Tironi
,
L. E. Delgado
,
Fernanda Fischer
2009
Corpus ID: 55811551
Egeria densa Planchon es considerada una especie invasora en los sistemas acuaticos de Chile. Su distribucion geografica original…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The Concept of Organisms as Ecosystem Engineers Ten Years On: Progress, Limitations, and Challenges
Justin P. Wright
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C. Jones
2006
Corpus ID: 42248917
Abstract The modification of the physical environment by organisms is a critical interaction in most ecosystems. The concept of…
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Ant biodiversity and its relationship to ecosystem functioning: a review
P. Folgarait
Biodiversity & Conservation
2004
Corpus ID: 207581152
Ants are important components of ecosystems not only because they constitute a great part of the animal biomass but also because…
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Review
2004
Review
2004
PREDICTING EFFECTS OF ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS ON PATCH‐SCALE SPECIES RICHNESS FROM PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY
Justin P. Wright
,
C. Jones
2004
Corpus ID: 5777506
Ecosystem engineering—the physical modification of habitats by organisms—can create patches with altered species richness…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Characterizing ecosystem‐level consequences of biological invasions: the role of ecosystem engineers
J. Crooks
2002
Corpus ID: 33894488
Invasions by exotic species represent both threats to ecosystems as well as opportunities to learn more about them. Among the…
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Soil function in a changing world: the role of invertebrate ecosystem engineers
P. Lavelle
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D. Bignell
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+5 authors
S. Dhillion
1997
Corpus ID: 54520193
Cette revue place au centre des interactions entre les plantes, les animaux et les microorganismes du sol, les invertebres…
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Organisms as ecosystem engineers
C. Jones
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J. Lawton
,
M. Shachak
1994
Corpus ID: 56428995
Interactions between organisms are a major determinant of the distribution and abundance of species. Ecology textbooks (e.g…
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