Ecosystem engineering is increasingly recognized as a relevant ecological driver of diversity
and community composition. Although engineering impacts on the biota can vary from …

Ecosystem engineers have been widely studied for terrestrial systems, but global trends in
research encompassing the range of taxa and functions have not previously been …

Restoring vegetation in degraded ecosystems is an increasingly common practice for
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …

Structural equation modeling (SEM) is increasingly being chosen by researchers as a
framework for gaining scientific insights from the quantitative analyses of data. New ideas …

The application and interpretation of statistics are central to ecological study and practice.
Ecologists are now asking more sophisticated questions than in the past. These new …

An unprecedented era of climatic volatility is altering ecosystems across our planet. The
potential scale, pace and consequences of this global change have been modelled …

Aim Organisms that disturb the soil while foraging or creating shelter (ecosystem engineers)
can have profound effects on ecosystems. Soil ejecta from these disturbances can enhance …

Ecosystem engineering is a ubiquitous process where species influence the physical
environment and thereby structure ecological communities. However, there has been little …

Ecosystem engineers can increase biodiversity by creating novel habitat supporting species
that would otherwise be absent. Their more routine activities further influence the biota …

Ecosystem engineering, the physical modification of the environment by organisms, is a
common and often influential process whose significance to food web structure and …