Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems

A Synthesis of the Biodiversity/Resilience/ Stability Relationship in Forest Ecosystems FOREST RESILIENCE, BIODIVERSITY, AND CLIMATE CHANGE A Synthesis of the Biodiversity/Resilience/Stability Relationship in Forest Ecosystems

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Arthropods and Nematodes: Functional Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems

Agricultural capacity and conservation in high biodiversity forest ecosystems.

Agricultural development is a leading cause of habitat destruction that increasingly threatens global biodiversity. To help understand the likelihood and implications of agricultural expansion in areas of high conservation importance, this article examines agricultural suitability in forested portions of biodiversity hotspots and tropical wilderness areas, regions with especially rich concentra...

Kelp forest ecosystems: biodiversity, stability, resilience and future

ROBERT S. STENECK1, MICHAEL H. GRAHAM2, BRUCE J. BOURQUE3, DEBBIE CORBETT4, JON M. ERLANDSON5, JAMES A. ESTES6, MIA J. TEGNER7† 1School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Walpole, ME 04573, U.S.A. ([email protected]) 2Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A. ([email protected]) 3Department of Anthropology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME ...

Ice Ecosystems and Biodiversity