Metacommunity ecology addresses the situation where sets of local communities are
connected by the dispersal of a number of potentially interacting species. Aquatic systems …

Although initially viewed as oases within a barren deep ocean, hydrothermal vents and
methane seep chemosynthetic communities are now recognized to interact with surrounding …

The new edition of this widely respected text provides comprehensive and up-to-date
coverage of the effects of biological–physical interactions in the oceans from the microscopic …

Salt marshes are among the most abundant, fertile, and accessible coastal habitats on earth,
and they provide more ecosystem services to coastal populations than any other …

We review the progress made in the emerging field of coastal seascape ecology, ie the
application of landscape ecology concepts and techniques to the coastal marine …

I pose eight questions central to understanding how biological invasions affect ecosystems,
assess progress towards answering those questions and suggest ways in which progress …

Experimental investigations of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem
functioning (BEF) directly manipulate diversity then monitor ecosystem response to the …

Changes in land use and the development of coastal regions around the world have
markedly increased rates of sediment input into estuarine and coastal habitats. Field studies …

Chongming Island is the world's largest alluvial island. Its coastal wetland and tidal flats
provide many important ecological services including buffers against tidal surges and …

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