Top-down, bottom-up, middle-out and abiotic factors are usually viewed as main forces
structuring biological communities, although assessment of their relative importance, in a …

Top-down effects of predation are well documented in a variety of ecological communities,
including marine soft-sediment systems. It has been proposed that intertidal mudflats in the …

Estuarine ecosystems are degraded through anthropogenic development, leading to
reduced habitat suitability for biological communities. The Skeena River estuary (British …

As hypoxic conditions spread in our oceans, indices that quickly and efficiently assess
oxygen content in sediment pore water, and habitat quality are increasingly becoming …

Abstract Elucidating factors (“drivers”) that influence succession after disturbance can
explain ecological phenomena, including why communities vary spatiotemporally. To gain …

Population assessment techniques for soft-sediment infauna (invertebrates within the
substrate) requires excavation of specimens, damaging or killing the specimen and …

While trophic and habitat-related abiotic variables (predation, competition, tolerance, etc.)
are known to influence community structure in many ecosystems, some systems appear to …

Nocturnal pelagic swimming is common in the daily activity of peracarids in marine
ecosystems. Fish farming facilities in coastal areas constitute an optimal artificial habitat for …

Infaunal invertebrate communities are structured by various factors, including predation,
resource availability, and environmental conditions. Given that these invertebrates live …

Predator avoidance is an important component of predator-prey relationships and can affect
prey availability for foraging animals. Each summer, the burrow-dwelling amphipod …