A large international research team has identified three key indicators that together summarize the integrative function of terrestrial ecosystems: 1. the capacity to maximize primary productivity, 2.

Healthy ecosystems are essential for human well being, as they provide invaluable functions and services including sustaining living marine resources. The health of ecosystems is therefore not only ...

Ecosystem engineers—ranging from keystone species like elephants and beavers to foundation species like mangroves and coral reefs—fundamentally shape ...

Biodiversity is often used as the standard for understanding ecosystem resilience to climate or anthropogenic disturbances. This concept is central to our review, and we examine it in relation to ...

Ping Yue, Xiaoan Zuo, Kaihui Li, Xiangyun Li, Shaokun Wang, Xujun Ma, Hao Qu, Min Chen, Liangxu Liu, Tom Misselbrook and Qiang Yu Aims Drought significantly impacts ecosystem structure and function, ...

In a study tracking climate-induced changes in the distribution of animals and their effects on ecosystem functions, North Carolina State University researchers show that resident species can continue ...