Humans have been modifying natural environments for millennia, leading to a deep co-evolution between social and natural systems. As a result, areas ...

Many alpine ecosystems are undergoing vegetation degradation because of global change, which is affecting ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. The ecological consequences of alpine pioneer ...

A recent study quantifies the impact of biodiversity loss on ecological functions by tracking energy flows within them. It found that declines in birds and small mammals have led to a significant ...

Grassland degradation fundamentally reshapes how biodiversity supports ecosystem multifunctionality, shifting it from being plant-dominated to being mediated by soil microbes, according to a new study ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The combined effects of humanity’s actions are making ecosystems less resistant to change, and threatening the vital ecosystem services humanity ...

Insects are integral to the function of Earth's terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. They pollinate more than 90% of flowering plants, are a major food source for wildlife, and play an important ...

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 -- ...

It’s a fundamental question for ecologists in this age: How are biodiversity losses reshaping how ecosystems function? A recent study quantifies the impact of biodiversity and abundance losses on ...

A new study reveals that invasive plants are reshaping soil microbial communities across the U.S., making them more uniform and altering how ecosystems function. Invasive plants are doing more than ...

Biodiversity makes soil function effectively, pollinates plants and ensures the functioning of the food system. But what's being done to support biodiversity and is it too little too late? As the ...