Animal societies are shaped both by social processes and by the physical environment in
which social interactions take place. While many studies take the observed patterns of inter …

Impacts of human activity on forest ecosystems are most pronounced in the temperate
region. Simplification of stand structure has resulted in diminished ecosystem function and …

Habitat complexity is one of the most important factors structuring biotic assemblages, yet we
still lack basic understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Although it is one of the primary …

We compared the uses and definitions of habitat-related terms in 50 articles from 1980 to
1994 to operational definitions we derived from the literature. Only 9 (18%) of the articles we …

The predictability of the physical arrangement of plants, at whatever scale it is viewed, is
referred to as a spatial pattern. Spatial pattern is a crucial aspect of vegetation that has …

Current methods for evaluating habitat selection from animal space‐use observations ignore
possible interactions between time allocation patterns relative to different resources, their …

Oysters are ecosystem engineers that create biogenic reef habitat important to estuarine
biodiversity, benthic–pelagic coupling, and fishery production. Prevailing explanations for …

Despite the intensity with which ecological information involving habitat complexity has been
amassed to date, much remains to be revealed for a comprehensive understanding of the …

A large‐scale field experiment was conducted to test whether the physical structure of
biogenic reef habitat controls physical conditions (hydrodynamics and hydrographics) with …

This document presents an overview of the current state of seagrass conservation and
restoration in the United States, discusses issues that should be addressed in planning …