The study of lichens within forest ecosystems has emerged as an essential field in understanding biodiversity and ecosystem function. Lichens, as symbiotic organisms composed of a fungal partner and ...

Intact ecosystems have the capacity for self-regulation, which keeps their complex structure of species—such as animals, ...

Anurans inhabiting Brazilian ecosystems display a remarkable diversity in feeding strategies, underscoring the intricate interplay of ecological, behavioural, and environmental factors. Research over ...

In light of these pressing global ecological challenges, there is a compelling need to develop ecological theories and applied technologies for understanding, managing, and conserving macroecological ...

Organisms in their environments: the evolutionary backdrop -- Conditions -- Resources -- Life, death and life histories -- Intraspecific competition -- Dispersal, dormancy and metapopulations -- ...

Pt. 1: Context. The ecosystem concept. Earth's climate system -- Pt. 2: Mechanisms. Terrestrial water and energy balance. Carbon input to terrestrial ecosystems. Terrestrial production processes.

If you want to find Peter Vitousek in his lab, the first thing you have to do is go to Hawaii. After that, it gets tricky, because Vitousek’s lab isn’t in the state–it is the state. The Stanford ...

Invasive species have caused some of the most rapid wildlife losses recorded in modern ecological history. When animals are introduced into environments where native species lack defenses against them ...