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.
Consensus has emerged in the literature that increased biodiversity enhances the capacity of ecosystems to perform multiple functions. However, most biodiversity/ecosystem function studies focus on a ...
Assessments of seagrass restoration efforts have identified site conditions as the primary driver of success. (Photo by Kat Beheshti) As the dominant seagrass species on the U.S. West Coast, eelgrass ...
Measuring ecosystem functions in the soil and trees on the experimental plots of the DFG Research Training Group 2300 ‘EnriCo: Enrichment of European beech forests with conifers: impacts of functional ...
Many alpine ecosystems are undergoing vegetation degradation because of global change, which is affecting ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. The ecological consequences of alpine pioneer ...
Join us for the second in the Dean's Lecture Series of 2024-2025 when Shelby Rinehart, PhD, presents "Linking Animal Communities to Ecosystem Functions" on November 13, 2024. Dr. Rinehart is an ...
Foreword / by Jeffrey A. Gordon -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Bird ecosystem services : economic ornithology for the 21st century / Christopher J. Whelan, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, and Daniel G. Wenny -- ...
Aim:To characterize the functional diversity and selected ecological functions of marine epibenthic invertebrate communities at the ecosystem scale and to evaluate the relative contributions of ...
As the dominant seagrass species on the U.S. West Coast, eelgrass supports a wide range of ecosystem services and functions, making its preservation and restoration a top priority for the region.