A recent study published in National Science Review challenges the traditional emphasis on trees in forest ecology, revealing ...

Although trees are the largest, most productive organisms in forests, the forest ecosystem is much more than a population of trees growing on the land. Forests also provide habitat for a host of other ...

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 ...

All organisms in an ecosystem depend on each other. Food chains show the flow of energy from one organism to another. Changes to food webs All organisms in a food web depend upon each other and ...

From sonic tomographies to global biodiversity negotiations, this journey through research, resilience, and connection reveals how small organisms, death and decay bring about new life ...

Both living and non-living factors will affect the abundance and distribution of organisms in a habitat. Organisation of an ecosystem - Edexcel The feeding relationships between organisms in an ...

Since the last major ice age, populations of large animals have dwindled. These declines have directly affected climate ...

These little organisms are vast in their effects, sustaining and connecting entire forest communities ... This research helps predict how ecosystems will respond to stressors, like climate ...

Historical evidence shows that ecosystems can regenerate after ... they tend to grow along the edges of forests or fields. Animals typically return only after plants have reestablished themselves ...

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming declines, ...

In a world where every organism plays a role ... These factors contribute to the degradation of forest ecosystems, which play ...