A good understanding of the mechanisms and magnitude of the impact of invasive alien
species on ecosystem services and biodiversity is a prerequisite for the efficient prioritisation …

Positive species interactions are increasingly recognized as important drivers of community
structure and ecosystem functioning. Although the literature on facilitative interactions in …

The oceans cover the majority of the Earth's surface; they influence our climate and provide
a valuable source of food to billions of people. Yet despite its fundamental impact on our …

E-mail: j. tweedley@ murdoch. edu. au 2Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, West
Hoe, Plymouth, PLI 3DH, United KingdomTidal range is a master factor governing the …

Beyond Competition: Incorporating Positive Interactions between Species to Predict
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Human-mediated transport of species significantly alters their distribution at a global scale.
Since the seminal work by Elton (1958), non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions and …

Seagrass decline caused by the macroalgae blooms is becoming a common phenomenon
throughout temperate and tropical regions. We summarized the incidence of macroalgae …

The present study tested for density-dependent effects of the invasive drift macroalgae
Gracilaria vermiculophylla (Ohmi) Papenfuss on growth and survival of the native eelgrass …

Herbivory has a strong impact on algal distribution, abundance and community structure and
may influence the establishment and spread of introduced seaweed species. In this study …

Mutualisms are a type of facilitative interaction in which the two (or more) species involved
both benefit. Pollinator and seed dispersal mutualisms are especially important for plant …