A special issue of the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment lays the foundation for pursuing structural diversity as a new research direction in ecology. The issue, funded by the National ...

Minnesota’s natural landscapes face growing pressure, but the good news is that everyone can play a role in being caretakers.

Climate change doesn’t always reduce life, some ecosystems may stay productive or even grow as conditions become more ...

From tropical rainforests to coral reefs, some of Earth’s most diverse ecosystems are also the most stable. This staggering diversity stands in opposition to ecological theory, which for decades has ...

"Plant diversity has a direct impact on the co-evolution of species, the stability of ecosystems, and nature conservation. The loss of biodiversity can disrupt visible interactions between species and ...

Alongside climate change, biodiversity loss caused by human activity is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time. A study conducted at the Research Center for Ecological Change, ...

For millions of years, a variety of large herbivores, or megafauna, influenced terrestrial ecosystems. Among many others, these included elephants in Europe, giant wombats in Australia, and ground ...

Current federal policy shifts, which are forcing significant funding cuts and other changes to innovation programs, are creating challenges for local ecosystem builders. But ecosystem building is ...

In nature, an ecosystem becomes self-sustaining only when it includes enough diversity to fill essential roles. Producers convert energy into life. Consumers distribute it through the food web.

Zia Yusuf is a senior vice president at VMware, leading the strategic ecosystem and industry solutions organization. When companies talk about their transformation journeys, though, it is often ...