Marine birds on land: a review of plant biomass, species richness, and community composition in seabird colonies
JC Ellis - Plant Ecology, 2005 - Springer
Seabirds are chemical and physical engineers that are capable of transforming terrestrial
vegetation by altering edaphic conditions, generating physical disturbance, and affecting …
vegetation by altering edaphic conditions, generating physical disturbance, and affecting …
The influence of seabirds on their breeding, roosting and nesting grounds: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Seabird species world‐wide are integral to both marine and terrestrial environments,
connecting the two systems by transporting vast quantities of marine‐derived nutrients and …
connecting the two systems by transporting vast quantities of marine‐derived nutrients and …
[BUCH][B] Communities and ecosystems: linking the aboveground and belowground components (MPB-34)
DA Wardle - 2013 - degruyter.com
Most of the earth's terrestrial species live in the soil. These organisms, which include many
thousands of species of fungi and nematodes, shape aboveground plant and animal life as …
thousands of species of fungi and nematodes, shape aboveground plant and animal life as …
[BUCH][B] Aboveground-belowground linkages: biotic interactions, ecosystem processes, and global change
RD Bardgett, DA Wardle - 2010 - books.google.com
Aboveground-Belowground Linkages provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive
synthesis of recent advances in our understanding of the roles that interactions between …
synthesis of recent advances in our understanding of the roles that interactions between …
Have the harmful effects of introduced rats on islands been exaggerated?
DR Towns, IAE Atkinson, CH Daugherty - Biological invasions, 2006 - Springer
Introduced rats are now being eradicated from many islands. Increasingly, these
eradications are contested by activists claiming moral, legal, cultural, historic or scientific …
eradications are contested by activists claiming moral, legal, cultural, historic or scientific …
Above‐and below‐ground impacts of introduced predators in seabird‐dominated island ecosystems
Predators often exert multi‐trophic cascading effects in terrestrial ecosystems. However, how
such predation may indirectly impact interactions between above‐and below‐ground biota …
such predation may indirectly impact interactions between above‐and below‐ground biota …
From small Maria to massive Campbell: forty years of rat eradications from New Zealand islands
DR Towns, KG Broome - New Zealand journal of zoology, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Over the last four decades the eradication of rats from islands around New Zealand has
moved from accidental eradication following the exploratory use of baits for rat control to …
moved from accidental eradication following the exploratory use of baits for rat control to …
[PDF][PDF] New Zealand island restoration: seabirds, predators, and the importance of history
New Zealand's offshore and outlying islands have long been a focus of conservation biology
as sites of local endemism and as last refuges for many species. During the c. 730 years …
as sites of local endemism and as last refuges for many species. During the c. 730 years …
Harnessing island–ocean connections to maximize marine benefits of island conservation
SA Sandin, PA Becker, C Becker… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Islands support unique plants, animals, and human societies found nowhere else on the
Earth. Local and global stressors threaten the persistence of island ecosystems, with …
Earth. Local and global stressors threaten the persistence of island ecosystems, with …
Nutrient transfer from sea to land: the case of gulls and cormorants in the Gulf of Maine
Summary 1 The structure of communities is influenced by the transport of resources across
ecosystem boundaries. Seabirds are capable of introducing large amounts of marine …
ecosystem boundaries. Seabirds are capable of introducing large amounts of marine …