Progress toward understanding the ecological impacts of nonnative species

A Ricciardi, MF Hoopes, MP Marchetti… - Ecological …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
A predictive understanding of the ecological impacts of nonnative species has been slow to
develop, owing largely to an apparent dearth of clearly defined hypotheses and the lack of a …

Introduction of non-native oysters: ecosystem effects and restoration implications

JL Ruesink, HS Lenihan, AC Trimble… - Annu. Rev. Ecol …, 2005‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Oysters have been introduced worldwide to 73 countries, but the ecological
consequences of the introductions are not fully understood. Economically, introduced …

Facilitating foundation species: The potential for plant–bivalve interactions to improve habitat restoration success

K Gagnon, E Rinde, EGT Bengil… - Journal of Applied …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Vegetated marine and freshwater habitats are being increasingly lost around the world.
Habitat restoration is a critical step for conserving these valuable habitats, but new …

The ecological importance of hybridization

D Porretta, D Canestrelli - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2023‏ - cell.com
Hybridization as an evolutionary process has been studied in depth over the past few
decades. Research has focused on its role in sha** reproductive barriers, its adaptive …

[PDF][PDF] 7.04—Physical ecosystem engineers and the functioning of estuaries and coasts

JL Gutiérrez, CG Jones, JE Byers… - Treatise on estuarine …, 2011‏ - researchgate.net
A great diversity of organisms modify the physical structure of estuarine and coastal
environments. These physical ecosystem engineers–particularly, dune and marsh plants …

Hierarchical organization via a facilitation cascade in intertidal cordgrass bed communities

AH Altieri, BR Silliman… - The American …, 2007‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
It has recently been proposed that many communities are structured by a hierarchy of
interactions in which facilitation by foundation species is of primary importance. We …

Diverse effects of invasive ecosystem engineers on marine biodiversity and ecosystem functions: A global review and meta‐analysis

T Guy‐Haim, DA Lyons, J Kotta, H Ojaveer… - Global Change …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Invasive ecosystem engineers (IEE) are potentially one of the most influential types of
biological invaders. They are expected to have extensive ecological impacts by altering the …

Invasive cordgrass modifies wetland trophic function

LA Levin, C Neira, ED Grosholz - Ecology, 2006‏ - Wiley Online Library
Vascular plants strongly control belowground environments in most ecosystems. Invasion by
vascular plants in coastal wetlands, and by cordgrasses (Spartina spp.) in particular, are …

What can DNA tell us about biological invasions?

BM Fitzpatrick, JA Fordyce, ML Niemiller… - Biological Invasions, 2012‏ - Springer
It is often hoped that population genetics can answer questions about the demographic and
geographic dynamics of recent biological invasions. Conversely, invasions with well-known …

Use of lidar to study changes associated with Spartina invasion in San Francisco Bay marshes

PH Rosso, SL Ustin, A Hastings - Remote Sensing of environment, 2006‏ - Elsevier
Extensive alteration of the tidal salt marshes of San Francisco Bay has created an urgent
need to preserve the few remaining areas of relatively pristine tidal marshes. The dynamics …