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Newcomers may change ecosystem functions – or not

In a study tracking climate-induced changes in the distribution of animals and their effects on ecosystem functions, North Carolina State University researchers show that resident species can continue ...
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Mangrove ecosystem in Australia structure, function, and management : proceedings of the Australian National Mangrove Workshop, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Cape ...

Mangrove ecology : a geomorphological perspective / B.G. Thom -- The geographic and environmental aspects of mangrove communities : climate / J. Oliver -- Distribution and physiographic patterns of ...
Phys.org

Filamentous algae blooms alter river ecosystems without disrupting overall function

Algae is a ubiquitous feature in waterways throughout the globe, including western North America. Slippery, green epilithic algae is a familiar sight on river rocks. Toxic blue-green ...
OPB

Northwest ecosystems changed dramatically when wolves were nearly exterminated, study finds

Ecosystems in the Northwest were heavily shaped by wolves before they were nearly wiped out of the region, a new study finds. By the 1930s, gray wolves were nearly gone in Oregon and the rest of the ...
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Body size : the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems / edited by Alan Hildrew, David Raffaelli, Ronni Edmonds-Brown

The metabolic theory of ecology and the role of body size in marine and freshwater ecosystems / James H. Brown, Andrew P. Allen and James F. Gillooly -- Body size and suspension feeding / Stuart ...