The properties of the body surface play a crucial role in most interactions of marine
organisms. Critical ecological properties such as drag, morphology, uptake and release of …

A systematic review of parasites, pathogens and commensals of freshwater crayfish has
been conducted. All major groups of disease causing agents have been covered including …

Crayfish are the dominant decapods in many freshwater, and even terrestrial, habitats,
playing important community roles through their large size, mobility, behaviour and …

We summarized studies on the impacts and scale effects of negative (competition, predation,
parasitism, herbivory) and positive (mutualism, commensalism, indirect facilitation) species …

Ageing and longevity is a neglected field of crustacean biology. Information on longevity is
available for less than 2% of the extant species of the Decapoda. Maximum ages reliably …

▪ Abstract Mutualisms occur when interactions between species produce reciprocal benefits.
However, the outcome of these interactions frequently shifts from positive, to neutral, to …

Positive interspecific interactions such as mutualism, commensalism, and facilitation are
globally ubiquitous. Although research on positive interactions in terrestrial and marine …

Most surfaces in the marine environment, both biotic and abiotic, are subject to biofouling.
This has significant consequences for the safe and efficient conduct of marine activities …

A comprehensive framework for understanding species coexistence Coexistence is the
central concept in community ecology, but an understanding of this concept requires that we …

Positive interactions are sensitive to human activities, necessitating synthetic approaches to
elucidate broad patterns and predict future changes if these interactions are altered or lost …