Freshwater ecosystems and their key component freshwater plants together provide a myriad of key ecosystem services to our society. Yet, global climate change is exerting unprecedented forces on ...

Healthy ecosystems depend on more than just having lots of species—they rely on the complex relationships between plants, prey and predators, according to new international research led by the ...

Swamps are often viewed through the lens of recreation, but their real value lies in the services they provide every day” — Milton Walker Jr. MARRERO, LA, UNITED ...

Many alpine ecosystems are undergoing vegetation degradation because of global change, which is affecting ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. The ecological consequences of alpine pioneer ...

Halting biodiversity loss is one of the great challenges of the 21st century, and if we want international conservation policies that work, we need to urgently re-evaluate how we think ecosystems work ...