Controls on terrestrial ecosystem processes: an historical perspective -- Species and biotic interactions as ecosystem drivers -- Aboveground-belowground interactions as drivers of ecosystem processes ...

Scientists from around the world have produced a new analysis -- believed to be the most detailed study of specialized ecological data from global forests -- that is furthering science's understanding ...

I recently found willow catkins just emerging from their bud covers, getting ready to shed and receive pollen and be visited by foraging insects. That started me thinking about willows and their roles ...

The dynamics between insects and plants in degraded ecosystems offer unique insights into how anthropogenic pressures and environmental changes alter traditional ecological relationships. In these ...

Susanne Wiesner, Christina L. Staudhammer, Henry W. Loescher, Andres Baron-Lopez, Lindsay R. Boring, Robert J. Mitchell and Gregory Starr Globally, soil CO₂ efflux rates (Fs) have been linked to ...

Karine Gagnon, Camilla Gustafsson, Tiina Salo, Francesca Rossi, Sonja Gunell, J. Paul Richardson, Pamela L. Reynolds, J. Emmett Duffy, Christoffer Boström https ...

Even the mention of parasites can be enough to make some people’s skin crawl. But to recent UC Santa Barbara doctoral graduate Dana Morton these creepy critters occupy important ecological niches, ...

Even the mention of parasites can be enough to make some people's skin crawl. But to recent doctoral graduate these creepy critters occupy important ecological niches, fulfilling roles that, in her ...

As the health of ecosystems in regions around the globe declines due to a variety of rising threats, scientists continue to seek clues to help prevent future collapses. A new analysis by scientists ...

Even the mention of parasites can be enough to make some people's skin crawl. But to recent UC Santa Barbara doctoral graduate Dana Morton these creepy critters occupy important ecological niches, ...