Kelp forests are phyletically diverse, structurally complex and highly productive components
of coldwater rocky marine coastlines. This paper reviews the conditions in which kelp forests …

Despite the importance of consumers in structuring communities, and the widespread
assumption that consumption is strongest at low latitudes, empirical tests for global scale …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

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 …

Executive Summary The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is a global framework for monitoring
the status of ecosystems. It is part of the growing toolbox for assessing risks to biodiversity …

Multiscale patterns of spatial and temporal variation in density and population structure were
used to evaluate the generality of a three—trophic—level cascade among sea otters …

The seashore has long been the subject of fascination and study-the Ancient Greek scholar
Aristotle made observations and wrote about Mediterranean sea urchins. The considerable …

The Ecology of Coralline Algal Crusts: Convergent Patterns and Adaptative Strategies Page 1
Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 1986. 17:273-303 Copyright ? 1986 by Annual Reviews Inc. All rights …

Experimental investigations of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem
functioning (BEF) directly manipulate diversity then monitor ecosystem response to the …

Anurans show a distinct dichotomy among the sources of energy used during larval growth
and development, endotrophy and exotrophy. This distinction allows more exact definitions …