Ecosystem services are ecosystem processes that directly or indirectly benefit human well‐
being. There has been much recent literature identifying different services and the …

To robustly predict the effects of disturbance and ecosystem changes on species, it is
necessary to produce structurally realistic models with high predictive power and flexibility …

Invasive alien species continue to arrive in new locations with no abatement in rate, and
thus greater predictive powers surrounding their ecological impacts are required. In …

Conservation objectives for non‐breeding coastal birds (shorebirds and wildfowl) are
determined from their population size at coastal sites. To advise coastal managers, models …

Predicting which non-native species will negatively impact biodiversity is a longstanding
research priority. The Functional Response (FR; resource use in relation to availability) is a …

It is intriguing that the fourth edition of the main British ecology textbook Ecology: From
Individuals to Ecosystems (Begon et al., 2006) does not include habitat selection or habitat …

Temperature had a significant and positive effect on the foraging and growth of juvenile
common carp Cyprinus carpio (90–105mm) between 16 and 28° C. Metrics measured were …

Intertidal mussel beds are important for intertidal ecosystems, because they feature a high
taxonomic diversity and abundance of benthic organisms and are important foraging …

Herring gulls (Larus argentatus) are opportunistic predators that prefer to forage in the
intertidal zone, but an increasing degree of terrestrial foraging has recently been observed …

There is growing evidence about the role of insectivorous bats against agricultural pests in
various crops. Nevertheless, little research addressed the aggregational and functional …