2003
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12322.x
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Mollusks as ecosystem engineers: the role of shell production in aquatic habitats

Abstract: Minireviews provides an opportunity to summarize existing knowledge of selected ecological areas, with special emphasis on current topics where rapid and significant advances are occurring. Reviews should be concise and not too wide-ranging. All key references should be cited. A summary is required.

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“…Mussels not only provide an opportunity to understand the link between seawater chemistry and calcification, but their ecosystem importance and strong links to the carbon cycle make this imperative [73].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mussels not only provide an opportunity to understand the link between seawater chemistry and calcification, but their ecosystem importance and strong links to the carbon cycle make this imperative [73].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the traditional perception of nature, where negative interactions are most important, still dominates invasion ecology (Rodriguez 2006;Bulleri 2009). A key mechanism whereby marine invaders can have positive impacts on local species is via habitat formation (Crooks 2002;Bulleri 2009;Thomsen et al 2010a), a process that is particularly important for shell-forming species (epibiosis, reviewed in Gutierrez et al 2003;Wahl 2009). Many studies have documented facilitation from invasive marine shell-formers, typically focusing on specific positively affected species (e.g.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Abiotic hard substratum (e.g. rocks, boulders) is at high risk of burial by sediments over time, but biotic shell-formers can remain on the sediment surface and thereby provide attachment space for sessile organisms (this resource provision also depend on the species abundance, size, longevity, shell properties, behaviour, and local abiotic conditions) (Gutierrez et al 2003;Gribben et al 2009;Wahl 2009). We recently documented that Batillaria australis has invaded the Swan River Estuary (the only invaded estuary in Western Australia) and that B. australis today is by far the most abundant snail in this estuary (Thomsen et al 2010b).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sus hábitos alimenticios del tipo iltrador permiten la transferencia de materia y energía de la columna de agua al bentos (Strayer et al 1999). Adicionalmente, muchas especies son "ingenieros de ecosistemas" (Gutiérrez et al 2003), no solo por el efecto indirecto de su alimentación iltradora en el caso de los bivalvos ya que incrementan la transparencia del agua y por tanto de la vegetación acuática sumergida, sino que contribuyen a cambios en los sedimentos (p. ej. oxígeno y materia orgánica disponible), mediante la producción de conchas y aportan substrato para otras especies (Vaughn y Hakenkamp 2001, Johnson et al 2013, Spooner et al 2013.…”
Section: Generalidades De La Malacofauna De Los Andes Tropicalesunclassified