Introduction
7
Carlton JT, Geller JB (1993) Ecological roulette: the global transport of nonindigenous
marine organisms. Science 261:78-82
Connell JH (1975) Some mechanisms producing structure in natural communities. In:
Cody ML, Diamond JM (eds) Ecology and evolution of communities. Harvard Univ
Press, Cambridge, pp 460-490
Dahl E (1952) Some aspects of the ecology and zonation of the fauna on sandy beaches.
Oikos 4:1-27
Davis RA Jr (ed) (1985) Coastal sedimentary environments. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg
New York, 716 pp
Dayton PK (1975) Experimental evaluation of ecological dominance in a rocky intertidal
algal community. Ecol Monogr 45:137-159
McLachlan A, Jaramillo E, Donn TE, Wessels F (1993) Sandy beach macrofauna communities and their control by the physical environment: a geographical comparison.
J Coastal Res 15:27-38
Paine RT (1994) Marine rocky shores and community ecology: an experimentalist's perspective. In: Kinne 0 (ed) Excellence in ecology. Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe,
Germany, 152 pp
Pepping M, Piersma T, Pearson G, Lavaleye M (eds) (1999) Intertidal sediments and
benthic animals of Roebuck Bay, Western Australia. Neth Inst Sea Res NIOZ Report
1999-1993,212 pp
Peterson CH (1991) Intertidal zonation of marine invertebrates in sand and mud. Am Sci
79:236-249
Piersma T, De Goeij P, Tulp I (1993) An evaluation of intertidal feeding habits from a
shorebird perspective: towards relevant comparisons between temperate and tropical
mudflats. Neth J Sea Res 31:503-512
Reise K (1991) Macrofauna in mud and sand of tropical and temperate tidal flats. In:
Elliott M, Ducrotoy J-p (eds) Estuaries and coasts: spatial and temporal intercomparisons. Olsen and Olsen, Fredensborg, pp 211-216
Ricciardi A, Bourget E (1999) Global patterns of macroinvertebrate biomass in marine
intertidal communities. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 185:21-35
Rothschild BJ,Ault J, Goulletquer P, Heral M (1994) Decline of the Chesapeake Bay oyster
population: a century of habitat destruction and overfishing. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
111:29-39
Schramm W, Nienhuis PH (eds) (1996) Marine benthic vegetation. Ecological studies,
vol 123. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 470 pp
Stephenson TA, Stephenson A (1972) Life between tide marks on rocky shores. Freeman,
San Francisco, 425 pp
Wijnsma G, Wolff WJ, Meijboom A, Duiven P, De VIas J (1999) Species richness and
distribution of benthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d' Arguin, Mauritania. Oceanol
Acta 22:233-243
Wolff WJ (2000a) Causes of extirpations in the Wadden Sea, an estuarine area in The
Netherlands. Conserv BioI 14:876-885
Wolff WJ (2000b) The south-eastern North Sea: losses of vertebrate fauna during the
past 2000 years. BioI Conserv 95:209-217
7
Carlton JT, Geller JB (1993) Ecological roulette: the global transport of nonindigenous
marine organisms. Science 261:78-82
Connell JH (1975) Some mechanisms producing structure in natural communities. In:
Cody ML, Diamond JM (eds) Ecology and evolution of communities. Harvard Univ
Press, Cambridge, pp 460-490
Dahl E (1952) Some aspects of the ecology and zonation of the fauna on sandy beaches.
Oikos 4:1-27
Davis RA Jr (ed) (1985) Coastal sedimentary environments. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg
New York, 716 pp
Dayton PK (1975) Experimental evaluation of ecological dominance in a rocky intertidal
algal community. Ecol Monogr 45:137-159
McLachlan A, Jaramillo E, Donn TE, Wessels F (1993) Sandy beach macrofauna communities and their control by the physical environment: a geographical comparison.
J Coastal Res 15:27-38
Paine RT (1994) Marine rocky shores and community ecology: an experimentalist's perspective. In: Kinne 0 (ed) Excellence in ecology. Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe,
Germany, 152 pp
Pepping M, Piersma T, Pearson G, Lavaleye M (eds) (1999) Intertidal sediments and
benthic animals of Roebuck Bay, Western Australia. Neth Inst Sea Res NIOZ Report
1999-1993,212 pp
Peterson CH (1991) Intertidal zonation of marine invertebrates in sand and mud. Am Sci
79:236-249
Piersma T, De Goeij P, Tulp I (1993) An evaluation of intertidal feeding habits from a
shorebird perspective: towards relevant comparisons between temperate and tropical
mudflats. Neth J Sea Res 31:503-512
Reise K (1991) Macrofauna in mud and sand of tropical and temperate tidal flats. In:
Elliott M, Ducrotoy J-p (eds) Estuaries and coasts: spatial and temporal intercomparisons. Olsen and Olsen, Fredensborg, pp 211-216
Ricciardi A, Bourget E (1999) Global patterns of macroinvertebrate biomass in marine
intertidal communities. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 185:21-35
Rothschild BJ,Ault J, Goulletquer P, Heral M (1994) Decline of the Chesapeake Bay oyster
population: a century of habitat destruction and overfishing. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
111:29-39
Schramm W, Nienhuis PH (eds) (1996) Marine benthic vegetation. Ecological studies,
vol 123. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 470 pp
Stephenson TA, Stephenson A (1972) Life between tide marks on rocky shores. Freeman,
San Francisco, 425 pp
Wijnsma G, Wolff WJ, Meijboom A, Duiven P, De VIas J (1999) Species richness and
distribution of benthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d' Arguin, Mauritania. Oceanol
Acta 22:233-243
Wolff WJ (2000a) Causes of extirpations in the Wadden Sea, an estuarine area in The
Netherlands. Conserv BioI 14:876-885
Wolff WJ (2000b) The south-eastern North Sea: losses of vertebrate fauna during the
past 2000 years. BioI Conserv 95:209-217