Invasive species drive cross-ecosystem effects worldwide

T Peller, F Altermatt - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2024 - nature.com
Invasive species are pervasive around the world and have profound impacts on the
ecosystem they invade. Invasive species, however, can also have impacts beyond the …

Seabirds boost coral reef resilience

CE Benkwitt, C D'Angelo, RE Dunn, RL Gunn… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Global climate change threatens tropical coral reefs, yet local management can influence
resilience. While increasing anthropogenic nutrients reduce coral resistance and recovery, it …

[HTML][HTML] The future of the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands marine protected area in a changing environment: The choice between industrial fisheries, or …

PN Trathan - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) comprise an Overseas
Territory of the UK. For over two centuries, the islands and surrounding waters were subject …

Seabird diversity and biomass enhance cross-ecosystem nutrient subsidies

CE Benkwitt, P Carr, SK Wilson… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mobile consumers are key vectors of cross-ecosystem nutrients, yet have experienced
population declines which threaten their ability to fill this role. Despite their importance and …

Patchy indirect effects of predation: predators contribute to landscape heterogeneity and ecosystem function via localized pathways

SM Johnson‐Bice, TD Gable, JD Roth, JK Bump - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Predators are widely recognized for their irreplaceable roles in influencing the abundance
and traits of lower trophic levels. Predators also have irreplaceable roles in shaping …

Terrestrial invasive species alter marine vertebrate behaviour

RL Gunn, CE Benkwitt, NAJ Graham… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Human-induced environmental changes, such as the introduction of invasive species, are
driving declines in the movement of nutrients across ecosystems with negative …

Recovery of insular seabird populations years after rodent eradication

M Philippe‐Lesaffre, M Thibault, S Caut… - Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Seabirds have been particularly affected by invasive non‐native species, which has led to
the implementation of numerous eradication campaigns for the conservation of these …

Predation of sea turtle eggs by rats and crabs

HJ Stokes, N Esteban, GC Hays - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Egg predation by invasive and native species may have severe impacts on endangered
species and negatively affect species recovery. We assessed the levels of egg predation …

Environmental stress reduces shark residency to coral reefs

MJ Williamson, EJ Tebbs, DJ Curnick, F Ferretti… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Coral reef ecosystems are highly threatened and can be extremely sensitive to the effects of
climate change. Multiple shark species rely on coral reefs as important habitat and, as such …

Seabirds subsidize terrestrial food webs and coral reefs in a tropical rat‐invaded archipelago

BA Linhares, L Bugoni - Ecological Applications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Allochthonous resource fluxes mediated by organisms crossing ecosystem boundaries may
be essential for supporting the structure and function of resource‐limited environments, such …