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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… (More)
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2017
2017
The little feathered ecosystem engineer
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All animals have an effect on the environment, but some key species – called ecosystem engineers – can have a particularly large… (More)
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2017
2017
The collapse of ecosystem engineer populations
Humans are the ultimate ecosystem engineers who have profoundly transformed the world’s landscapes in order to enhance their… (More)
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2016
2016
Biogeographic gradients in ecosystem processes of the invasive ecosystem engineer Phragmites australis
Latitudinal gradients in ecosystem patterns arise from complex interactions between biotic and abiotic forces operating at a… (More)
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2012
2012
Are Primates Ecosystem Engineers?
Animals can play important roles in structuring the plant communities in which they live. Some species are particularly… (More)
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2011
2011
Physiological consequences of parasite infection in the burrowing mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis, a widespread ecosystem engineer
The burrowing mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis, is an important ecosystem engineer throughout bays and estuaries along the… (More)
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2011
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… (More)
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2010
2010
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as (agro)ecosystem engineers
Symbiotic interactions have been shown to facilitate shifts in the structure and function of host plant communities. For example… (More)
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2007
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2007
Ecosystem services related to oyster restoration
The importance of restoring filter-feeders, such as the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica, to mitigate the effects of… (More)
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2002
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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… (More)
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2002
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2002
Faunal activities and soil processes : adaptive strategies that determine ecosystem function
I . Summary ................................................. 93 II . Introduction… (More)
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