Predation is a dominant structuring force in ecological communities. In aquatic
environments, predation on bivalves has long been an important focal interaction for …

Marine broadcast spawners have two-phase life cycles, with pelagic larvae and benthic
adults. Larval supply and settlement link these two phases and are crucial for the …

Allee effects are (broadly) defined as a decline in individual fitness at low population size or
density. They can result in critical population thresholds below which populations crash to …

Summary 1 In a population with Allee effects a positive relationship exists between fitness
and population size or density. Allee effects may result in extinction thresholds and are …

The contribution of non-indigenous species to the transfer of contaminants in invaded food
webs represents an active research area. Here we measured trace metals and CN stable …

The fitness or population growth rate of populations with Allee effects increases with
increasing population size or density up to a certain threshold. Allee effects are possible in …

Newly settled blue crabs Callinectes sapidus generally grow through a series of early
juvenile instars (developmental stages punctuated by ecdysis) within seagrass and other …

Activity budgets influence the expression of life history traits as well as population dynamics.
For ectotherms, a major constraint on activity is environmental temperature. Nonetheless, we …

Satisfying the needs of mitigation for losses of habitat and biological resources demands
further development of ecological theory to improve quantitative predictions of benefits of …

Within the coastal zone, waterfront development has caused severe loss of shallow-water
habitats, such as salt marshes and seagrass beds. Although the effects of habitat …