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 …

Terrestrial ecologists and soil modelers have traditionally portrayed the inhabitants of soil as
a black box labeled as “soil fauna” or “decomposers or detritivores” assuming that they just …

Niche Theory is a central framework in ecology based on the recognition that most
interactions between organisms are indirect, mediated by the biotic and abiotic dynamical …

Invasive species are a key stressor in freshwater ecosystems. When these species are also
ecosystem engineers, their impacts are exacerbated because they modulate resource …

Evolution is the fundamental physical process that gives rise to biological phenomena. Yet it
is widely treated as a subset of population genetics, and thus its scope is artificially limited …

While well‐recognized as an important kind of ecological interaction, physical ecosystem
engineering by organisms is diverse with varied consequences, presenting challenges for …

Habitat forming 'ecosystem engineers' such as kelp species create complex habitats that
support biodiverse and productive communities. Studies of the resilience and stability of …

Ecosystem engineering, the physical modification of the environment by organisms, is a
common and often influential process whose significance to food web structure and …

Habitat fragmentation and wetland loss due to anthropogenic causes are usually attributed
to physical modifications of the environment; however, the loss of key species can …

Ecologists have long known that certain organisms fundamentally modify, create, or define
habitats by altering the habitat's physical properties. In the past 15 years, these processes …