Forests encompass around 40.6 million km2 of the Earth's surface, making them a vital component of our ecosystem. Not only do ...

His book describing ecosystem insights from across the globe, “Why Ecosystems Matter, Preserving the Key to Our Survival,” ...

Population and ecosystem approaches in ecology -- The maintenance and functional consequences of species diversity -- Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning -- Food webs, interaction webs, and ...

Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. It's a broad field, spanning biology, engineering, policy, and environmental management. There are numerous ecology ...

Agent-based models (ABMs) simulate interactions between autonomous agents in constrained environments over time and are often used for modeling the spread of infectious diseases. ABMs use information ...

1. Introduction -- 2. Parasites and competitors -- 3. Parasites and predators -- 4. Parasites and intraguild predation -- 5. Plant pathogens and parasitic plants -- 6. Parasites and invasions -- 7.

1. Little is known about the interactive effects of multiple forms of disturbance – natural or anthropogenic – on plant population dynamics. This limits our ability to understand the drivers of these ...

ECOSYSTEM AND WHY IT ACTUALLY MAY BE DECLINING. >> THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT FEAR BATS. USUALLY WHEN PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF BATS, IT'S BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THEM OR DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEM ...

Pointed antlers bob up and down as the beautiful creature cuts blades of grass to eat, the quick flash of white from his tail the only visible sign that he’s there. When he’s full, the organism ...

DURHAM, N.C. – The hunter-versus-hunted phenomenon exemplified by a pack of lionesses chasing down a lonely gazelle has been recreated in a Petri dish with lowly bacteria. Working with colleagues at ...