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Toward a Standardized Method for Quantifying Ecosystem Hot Spots and Hot Moments
Ecosystem “hot spots” and “hot moments”—respectively, places and times of disproportionately high biogeochemical activity—are an important and often...
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Invasive consumers provoke ecosystem-wide disruption of salt marsh functions by dismantling a keystone mutualism
Mutualisms enhance ecosystem biodiversity, functioning, and service provisioning through direct and indirect positive interactions. However, invasive...
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Rethinking some roots of ecosystem approach in aquatic ecology: between the food cycle and lake metabolism
The present study provides new insight into the key aspects of the early formative period of the ecosystem concept in aquatic ecology. Raymond...
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Preliminary assessment of river ecosystem services in the volcanic area of Mount Merapi, Indonesia
River ecosystem services (RES) are vulnerable to landscape changes mainly by volcanic eruptions. Therefore, this study aims to assess RES in the...
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Towards (better) fluvial meta-ecosystem ecology: a research perspective
Rivers are an important component of the global carbon cycle and contribute to atmospheric carbon exchange disproportionately to their total surface...
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Understanding the sociocultural valuation of ecosystem services in urban parks: a Colombian study case
The significance of urban ecosystem services on the perception of parks among the public is profound. Parks are valued for their functional benefits,...
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Vegetation–soil–microbial diversity influences ecosystem multifunctionality across different tropical coastal ecosystem types
An improved understanding of the vegetation and microbial diversity across different coastal landscape and it’s interlink with ecosystem...
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Could agroforestry restore ecosystem services in arid lands? An analysis through the weight of the evidence approach
Degradation is limiting the ability of arid lands to provide ecosystem services. Agroforestry Systems can supply several of these ecosystem services....
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Implications of Soil Microbial Community Assembly for Ecosystem Restoration: Patterns, Process, and Potential
While it is now widely accepted that microorganisms provide essential functions in restoration ecology, the nature of relationships between microbial...
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Exploring potential relationships between acoustic indices and ecosystem functions: a test on insect herbivory
Biodiversity loss is a global concern. Current technological advances allow the development of novel tools that can monitor biodiversity remotely...
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From ecological functions to ecosystem services: linking coastal lagoons biodiversity with human well-being
In this review we highlight the relevance of biodiversity that inhabit coastal lagoons, emphasizing how species functions foster processes and...
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Exploring the Frequency and Distribution of Ecological Non-monotonicity in Associations among Ecosystem Constituents
Complex links between biotic and abiotic constituents are fundamental for the functioning of ecosystems. Although non-monotonic interactions and...
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An Outlook for Deep Learning in Ecosystem Science
Rapid advances in hardware and software, accompanied by public- and private-sector investment, have led to a new generation of data-driven...
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Biome-scale temperature sensitivity of ecosystem respiration revealed by atmospheric CO2 observations
The temperature sensitivity of ecosystem respiration regulates how the terrestrial carbon sink responds to a warming climate but has been difficult...
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Time Scales of Ecosystem Impacts and Recovery Under Individual and Serial Invasions
The impacts of species invasions can subside over time as ecosystems ‘adapt’ and invaders decline or increase over time as additional species invade....
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Wildfires alter stream ecosystem functioning through effects on leaf litter
BackgroundWildfires have strong impacts on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, whose frequency, severity, and intensity are increasing with climate...
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A review of seagrass ecosystem services: providing nature-based solutions for a changing world
Seagrasses are marine flowering plants, which form extensive meadows in intertidal and shallow water marine environments. They provide a wide range...
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Valuation of Madhupur Sal Forest Ecosystem Services and Carbon Sequestration Potency in Bangladesh: an Avenue for Mitigating Climate Change Impact
AbstractForested areas provide various services, including crucial carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation. The Madhupur Sal Forest (MSF)...
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Termite species and functional diversity as determined by vegetation and edaphic characteristics in a savanna ecosystem
BackgroundSavanna ecosystems support a diversity of biota and are influenced by vegetation and edaphic characteristics, sha** resident communities....
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Biodiversity mediates ecosystem sensitivity to climate variability
A rich body of evidence from local-scale experiments and observational studies has revealed stabilizing effects of biodiversity on ecosystem...
