A research team led by Prof. Li Yuqiang from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered the mechanisms behind the formation of ...

AMY J. SYMSTAD, F. STUART CHAPIN III, DIANA H. WALL, KATHERINE L. GROSS, LAURA F. HUENNEKE, GARY G. MITTELBACH, DEBRA P. C. PETERS and DAVID TILMAN AbstractIn a growing body of literature from a ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirms that fossilized remains of marine invertebrates can accurately reflect the functional diversity of past ecosystems ...

Declines in species diversity carry profound implications for ecosystem functioning. Communities of primary producers and consumers interact on evolutionary as well as ecological time scales, shaping ...

Reduced snow cover and shifting vegetation patterns in the Alps, both driven by climate change, are having major combined impacts on biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems in the high mountains, ...