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.

Modern-day Chicago is known for its gusty winds and unapologetically chunky pizza, but 300 million years ago, the region was a lush land of tropical swamps, river deltas, and shallow seas. This ...

Invasive species are reshaping ecosystems and local people's relationship with nature in the tropics, a study led by Danish researchers Ninad Avinash Mungi and Jens Christian Svenning from Aarhus ...

Only 23 per cent of Earth’s most vulnerable and crucial carbon storage ecosystems are in protected areas. But a study that pinpoints these carbon stores could help inform initiatives to keep them safe ...

Carla D'Antonio studies the factors that drive the invasion of non-native species into ecological communities, and the effects these introduced species have on their new setting. These issues help her ...