Eutrophication has altered food webs across aquatic systems, but effects of nutrient
stoichiometry (varying nutrient ratios) on ecosystem structure and function have received …

This paper reviews the current state of knowledge of the open waters of the San Francisco
Estuary. This estuary is well known for the extent to which it has been altered through loss of …

Ocean-going ships carry, as ballast, seawater that is taken on in port and released at
subsequent ports of call. Plankton samples from Japanese ballast water released in Oregon …

Invasions frequently continue long after dispersal corridors have been well established. Six
interrelated processes (changes in donor regions, new donor regions, changes in recipient …

Abstract The North Atlantic portunid crab Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) has invaded
the North Pacific Ocean following more than two centuries of global dispersal due to human …

Sometime in 1979 or perhaps 1980 a bulk cargo ship pushed off from a port in the Americas,
with a load of wheat or iron ore, bound for a Russian port on the Black Sea. Perhaps it was …

The role of ballast water in the introduction of exotic species has recently received extensive
attention. The aim of this study is to assess the importance of ballast water discharge as a …

Invasions of aquatic habitats by non-indigenous species (NIS), including zooplankton, are
occurring at an alarming rate and are causing global concern. Although hundreds of such …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 749–757 Abstract Environmental perturbation, climate change
and international commerce are important drivers for biological invasions. Climate …

This paper reviews and highlights recent research findings on food web processes since an
earlier review by Kimmerer et al.(2008). We conduct this review within a conceptual …