Organisms as ecosystem engineers
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Summary
The role that many organisms play in the creation, modification and maintenance of habitats does not involve direct trophic interactions between species, but they are nevertheless important and common.
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- 1994-04-01
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Keywords
Ecosystem, Ecosystem engineer, Ecology, Environmental resource management, Geography
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