The bioecological model of human development is among the most influential frameworks in the social sciences. We argue that it is time to integrate natural ecosystems into this model. This approach ...

Climate change affects ecosystems globally, but their diversity and complexity make it difficult to estimate how severe these impacts are. Here we discuss how to conceptualize the effects of climate ...

Perspectives on nature's services / John Peterson Myers, Joshua S. Reichert -- Introduction: What are ecosystem services? / Gretchen C. Daily -- Ecosystem services: a fragmentary history / Harold A.

Look around, and you'll see it everywhere: the way trees form branches, the way cities divide into neighborhoods, the way the brain organizes into regions. Nature loves modularity—a limited number of ...

As the planet warms, many expected ecosystems to change faster and faster. Instead, a massive global study shows that species turnover has slowed by about one-third since the 1970s. Nature’s constant ...

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has put to the test what happens when dominant ant species vanish from the ecosystem—with worrying results. The joint study, led by a team from the ...

From the driest deserts to the lushest forests, ecosystems are networks of life where organisms and the environment interact. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how plants function ...

Monica Retamosa was in the middle of changing the batteries of a tape recorder when she heard a bellbird for the first time. Standing on a forest floor, she looked up into the trees, scanning for the ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A UC Santa Barbara researcher published a paper detailing the intricate impact that kelp forests along local beaches have on the surrounding environment even while dead ...