Benthic–pelagic coupling is manifested as the exchange of energy, mass, or nutrients
between benthic and pelagic habitats. It plays a prominent role in aquatic ecosystems, and it …

The effective application of biodiversity–ecosystem function (BEF) research to societal
needs amid the Anthropocene represents the next grand challenge for ecology. Biodiversity …

Species' traits, rather than taxonomic identities, determine community assembly and
ecosystem functioning, yet biogeographic patterns have been far less studied for traits …

Under globally accelerating rates of ecosystem degradation, maintaining ecosystem function
is a priority to avoid loss of valuable ecosystem services. Two factors are important: changes …

Hypoxia has occurred intermittently over the Holocene in the Baltic Sea, but the recent
expansion from less than 10 000 km 2 before 1950 to> 60 000 km 2 since 2000 is mainly …

As temperatures increase, there is growing evidence that species across much of the tree of
life are getting smaller. These climate change-driven size reductions are often interpreted as …

The global trend in losing biodiversity is affecting ecosystems due to changes in their
functions and services. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning has become increasingly …

We aim at identifying how ecosystem functioning in shallow estuaries is affected by rapid
shifts in benthic fauna communities. We use the shallow estuary, Odense Fjord, Denmark, as …

Drought events are increasingly affecting the planet's biodiversity. While shrinking body size
in response to drought has been observed in many vertebrate animals, whether this rule …

The effects of mangrove vegetation on functional features of crustacean assemblages were
investigated using the Biological Traits Analysis (BTA). The study was carried out at four …