The circulation of magma is typically accompanied by the transfer of materials and thermal
energy that can significantly alter the compositions and properties of sedimentary rocks …

E arly ecological theory included both positive and negative interactions among species as
important driving forces in the structure and organization of natural communitiesl. 2. More …

The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics brings together the findings and
ideas of researchers studying such varied systems as marine invertebrate communities; …

Feeding Ecology of Fish establishes a comprehensive framework for the variable ecological
patterns exemplified by feeding fishes. The author, a former president of the American …

We suggest that relatively few species attributes are of overriding importance to the structure
of benthic marine algal communities and that these are often shared among taxonomically …

The use of standardised classifications, or operational definitions, is essential if different
researchers are to measure and compare similar entities. In the marine realm, algal 'turfs' …

Multicellular filaments from the ca. 1200-Ma Hunting Formation (Somerset Island, arctic
Canada) are identified as bangiacean red algae on the basis of diagnostic cell-division …

Water motion is a key determinant of marine macroalgal production, influencing directly or
indirectly physiological rates and community structure. Our understanding of how marine …

As one of the most quantitative of ecological subdisciplines, resource competition is an
important, central area of ecology. Recently research into this area has increased …

Positive interactions that result from neighbors buffering one another from stressful
conditions are predictably important community forces in physically stressful habitats. Here …