Scientists say the health of a terrestrial ecosystem can be largely determined by three variables: vegetations' ability to uptake carbon, its efficiency in using carbon and its efficiency in using ...

A theoretical perspective to the study of community and ecosystem ecology examining the role of interactions between two or more species and their environment. Topics covered include techniques of ...

In a study tracking climate-induced changes in the distribution of animals and their effects on ecosystem functions, North Carolina State University researchers show that resident species can continue ...

Mangrove ecology : a geomorphological perspective / B.G. Thom -- The geographic and environmental aspects of mangrove communities : climate / J. Oliver -- Distribution and physiographic patterns of ...