Biologically mediated modifications of the abiotic environment, also called ecosystem
engineering, can significantly affect a broad range of ecosystems. Nevertheless, remarkably …

Plant modularity-related traits are important ecological determinants of vegetation
composition, dynamics, and resilience. While simple changes in plant biomass resulting …

Ecological interaction and adaptation both depend on phenotypic characteristics. In contrast
with the common conception of the 'adult'phenotype, plant bodies develop continuously …

Many ecosystems are greatly affected by ecosystem engineering, such as coastal salt
marshes, where macrophytes trap sediment by reducing hydrodynamic energy …

Clonal growth is characterised by the ability of plants to produce shoot and root units
(ramets) which are genetically identical to the parent, and which are potentially independent …

Nature‐based mitigation is increasingly proposed as a strategy to cope with global change
and related risks for coastal flooding and erosion. Tidal marshes are known to provide …

Tidal marsh vegetation is increasingly valued for its role in ecosystem‐based coastal
protection due to its wave dissipating capacity. As the efficiency of wave dissipation is known …

By reducing current velocity, tidal marsh vegetation can diminish storm surges and storm
waves. Conversely, currents often exert high mechanical stresses onto the plants and hence …

Although tidal marshes are known for their coastal defense function during storm surges, the
impact of extreme wave forcing on tidal marsh development is poorly understood. Seedling …

The alternative stable states theory is increasingly applied to tidal marsh shorelines, where
the two opposing stable states–a dense vegetated state on the one hand and a bare tidal flat …