Trees, grasses, corals, and oysters are foundational to the structure of an ecosystem while they are alive. But new research ...

Ecosystem structure and function are seldom represented in ecological indicators used for resource management and conservation, despite their central position in stated objectives of international ...

Urban ecosystem health is the foundation of sustainable urban development. It is important to know the health status of urban ecosystem and its influencing factors for formulating scientific urban ...

We are told the natural world is ‘breaking down’. But forests don’t work like aeroplanes or human hearts ...

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Brownfield restoration has become a frontier topic in the research on urban ecosystem governance. Optimizing brownfield ecosystems through proper bioremediation approaches can provide urban landscapes ...

Dying coral reefs, rainforests transforming into savannas, grasslands turning into deserts – these are ecosystem “tipping points”, boundary lines we’re desperate not to cross. In dynamic systems ...

Researchers studying ecosystems across the country found that the remains of foundation species such as oysters, corals and ...