The study of positive species interactions is a rapidly evolving field in ecology. Despite decades
of research, controversy has emerged as to whether positive and negative interactions …

Estuaries and coastal seas provide valuable ecosystem services but are particularly vulnerable
to the co‐occurring threats of climate change and oxygen‐depleted dead zones. We …

Coral reefs are suffering unprecedented declines worldwide. Most studies focus on stressors
such as rising temperatures, nutrient pollution, overfishing, and ocean acidification as …

… Andrew H. Altieri is a postdoctoral researcher, and Mark D. Bertness is a professor, at Brown
University, in Providence, … Altieri (salt marsh photos) and Fabien Anthelme (desert photos). …

Degradation of coastal water quality in the form of low dissolved oxygen levels (hypoxia) can
harm biodiversity, ecosystem function, and human wellbeing. Extreme hypoxic conditions …

Despite their value, coastal ecosystems are globally threatened by anthropogenic impacts,
yet how these impacts are driven by economic development is not well understood. We …

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 conducted the …

The pervasive impact of invasive species has motivated considerable research to understand
how characteristics of invaded communities, such as native species diversity, affect the …

Overexploitation of predators has been linked to the collapse of a growing number of
shallow‐water marine ecosystems. However, salt‐marsh ecosystems are often viewed and …

Die‐offs of cordgrass are pervasive throughout western Atlantic salt marshes, yet understanding
of the mechanisms precipitating these events is limited. We tested whether herbivory by …