Food webs provide context to understand how ecological communities will respond to environmental change, but revealing their structure typically relies upon time-intensive sampling and analysis of species' diets. As a result, all food web models …
The relationship between Atlantic ribbed mussels (*Geukensia demissa*) and smooth cordgrass (*Spartina alterniflora*) represents a textbook example of a facultative mutualism. It is also foundational to wetland ecosystems along the Atlantic coast of …
The mutualism between *Spartina alterniflora* (Smooth Cordgrass) and *Geukensia demissa* (Ribbed Mussels) can increase ecosystem services, including the removal of excess nitrogen via denitrification. However, different responses of these species to …
Salt marshes play an important role in the global nutrient cycle. The sediments in these systems harbor diverse and complex bacterial communities possessing metabolic capacities that provide ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling and removal. On …
Anthropogenic disturbances may be increasing jellyfish populations globally. Epibenthic jellyfish are ideal organisms for studying this phenomenon due to their sessile lifestyle, broad geographic distribution, and prevalence in near-shore coastal …
Despite considerable efforts to restore coastal wetlands, the ecological mechanisms contributing to the success or failure of restoration are rarely assessed. Accumulation of hydrogen sulfide in sediments may accelerate rates of marsh loss in …
Salt marshes are decreasing worldwide. Restoration projects address marsh loss, yet it remains unclear how well restored marshes grow, expand, and function in eutrophic waters. Here, we explored how a facultative mutualism between Atlantic ribbed …
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Belowground growth in coastal plants is critical for marsh stability and the ability of coastal wetlands to keep pace with sea‐level rise. Quantifying the effects of nutrient loading on belowground plant growth is an ongoing controversy in wetland …
Establishing relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem function is an ongoing endeavor in contemporary ecosystem and community ecology, with important practical implications for conservation and the maintenance of ecosystem services. Removal …