Monitoring natural ecosystem health, and the impact of urbanization, this university in Shanghai contributes to new strategies for sustainable development. Under rapid anthropogenic change ...

An ecosystem is any geographic area that includes all of the organisms and nonliving parts of their physical environment. An ecosystem can be a natural wilderness area, a suburban lake or forest, or a ...

Other ecosystem processes that can lead to carbon ... Since the industrial revolution, the conversion of natural ecosystems to agricultural use has resulted in the depletion of SOC levels ...

Students in the Forest Ecosystem Science program are drawn to natural and managed forest environments with a blend of curiosity and sense of responsibility. They seek both to understand forest ...

A new model predicts how extreme weather events can reduce the value of forests, crops, and nature-based activities.

How materials are cycled in an ecosystem The carbon cycle The water cycle The production of potable water The nitrogen cycle ...

Ecological restoration is the process of reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by restoring the lands and waters on which plants and animals depend. Restoration is a corrective step that involves ...

Instead of aiming to benefit any single species, the restoration was geared toward creating a varied ecosystem ... Dos Rios and surrounding restored natural areas. Several locals have gotten ...

New analysis from scientists at the Natural History Museum reveals that current conservation efforts are not adequately protecting the most critical ecosystem services on which six billion people ...