As components of ecosystems, human beings and their interactions have profound effects on the structure and function of ecosystems which, conversely, often have profound effects on human habitats ...

Disturbances are environmental changes that alter ecosystem structure and function. Common disturbances include logging, damming rivers, intense grazing, hurricanes, floods, and fires. Restoration ...

Look around, and you'll see it everywhere: the way trees form branches, the way cities divide into neighborhoods, the way the ...

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or "sequester," more carbon. A new study based at the University of Michigan Biological Station untangled carbon ...

They also connect upland and aquatic ecosystems, having high diversity in species composition, structure, and productivity. "Our findings emphasize the power of predators as ecosystem architects ...

hindering ecosystem recovery. Furthermore, post-fire erosion has triggered additional degradation, reduced clay content, and weakened soil structure. One of the challenges identified in these arid ...

Common for this group is fundamental and applied research into the structure and function of the Baltic Sea ecosystem as a foundation for management and conservation. In addition to a strong research ...