Long-distance interactions regulate the structure and resilience of coastal ecosystems

J van de Koppel, T van der Heide… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Mounting evidence indicates that spatial interactions are important in structuring coastal
ecosystems. Until recently, however, most of this work has been focused on seemingly …

[HTML][HTML] Ecosystem services provided by a non-cultured shellfish species: The common cockle Cerastoderma edule

DN Carss, AC Brito, P Chainho, A Ciutat… - Marine Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coastal habitats provide many important ecosystem services. The substantial role of
shellfish in delivering ecosystem services is increasingly recognised, usually with a focus on …

Multiple interactions networks: towards more realistic descriptions of the web of life

D García‐Callejas, R Molowny‐Horas, MB Araújo - Oikos, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological communities are defined by species interacting dynamically in a given location at
a given time, and can be conveniently represented as networks of interactions. Pairwise …

The influence of benthic macrofauna on the erodibility of intertidal sediments with varying mud content in three New Zealand estuaries

RJ Harris, CA Pilditch, BL Greenfield, V Moon… - Estuaries and …, 2016 - Springer
Fine sediment inputs can alter estuarine ecosystem structure and function. However, natural
variations in the processes that regulate sediment transport make it difficult to predict their …

Ecological mechanisms underpinning ecosystem service bundles in marine environments–A case study for shellfish

V Rullens, AM Lohrer, M Townsend… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The supply of ecosystem services (ES) that benefit humanity are derived from multiple,
interacting ecological functions and processes. Focusing on the ecological mechanisms that …

Quantifying tradeoffs in ecosystem services under various oyster reef restoration designs

S Hogan, MA Reidenbach - Estuaries and Coasts, 2022 - Springer
Oyster populations within the coastal bays of Virginia have greatly declined, mainly due to
overharvesting and disease, and past restoration efforts have largely focused on increasing …

Multi‐scale habitat modification by coexisting ecosystem engineers drives spatial separation of macrobenthic functional groups

S Donadi, T van der Heide, T Piersma, EM van der Zee… - Oikos, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
By changing habitat conditions, ecosystem engineers increase niche diversity and have
profound effects on the distribution and abundances of other organisms. Although many …

Modelling the effect of Cerastoderma edule bioturbation on microphytobenthos resuspension towards the planktonic food web of estuarine ecosystem

C Rakotomalala, K Grangeré, M Ubertini, M Forêt… - Ecological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Microphytobenthos (MPB) represents an important food source for primary consumers in
estuarine ecosystems and the availability of MPB as food items results from complex …

Efficient removal of Spartina alterniflora with low negative environmental impacts using imazapyr

HB Peng, J Shi, X Gan, J Zhang, C Ma… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Invasion by smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora Loisel) has greatly impacted the
intertidal ecosystems of China. Worldwide, chemical control is the most widely used method …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated assessment of the natural purification capacity of tidal flat for persistent toxic substances and heavy metals in contaminated sediments

T Kim, C Lee, I Kwon, J Lee, SY Park, DU Kim… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural purification of pollutants is highly recognized as regulating ecosystem services;
however, the purification capacity of tidal flats remains largely unknown and/or unquantified …