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In disturbance-adapted ecosystems, the removal of disturbance can lead to losses of diversity and sometimes irreversible changes in community composit...

The conservation of natural habitats requires an accurate assessment of both their degradation and their potential for restoration. Among the tools av...

Carabids are important biological control agents of weeds and other pests in agricultural fields. The carabid community is built upon direct and indir...

Environmental risk assessment of contaminants is conventionally based on toxic effects assessed in organism-level test systems. We suggest that, for t...

Many studies have investigated adaptation to climate change. However, the term 'adaptation' has been used ambiguously and sometimes included parts of ...

Expert opinion is often relied on to build ecological models when empirical data are absent. Despite widespread use, expert models often ignore uncert...

Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a recognized threat not only to urban areas but also to more remote habitats including forests. Advancements in LE...

Human activity has altered ecosystems in some places to a point where traditional restoration, ecosystem management and conservation interventions mig...

Carbon sequestration is a key ecosystem service provided by forests. Inventory data based on individual trees are considered to be the most accurate m...

There is urgency in optimizing agricultural production in light of climate uncertainty, human population growth and resource limitations. The rhizosph...