A research team led by the Pablo de Olavide University investigated the changes in the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems during millions of years of development. The study ...

Our understanding of how this belowground biodiversity is distributed, and how it regulates the structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, is rapidly growing.

Measuring ecosystem health has long been challenging given the complexities of ecosystem structure and how systems ... The three major axes of terrestrial ecosystem function. Nature, 2021; DOI ...

This paper reviews this work and highlights the general patterns identified. Scientific evidence continues to show that, in general, biodiversity does influence the rates or nature of ecosystem ...

Ecosystems are characterized by interconnected structure and functions. A study published in the open-access journal PLOS ...

Terrestrial ecosystems at risk of major shifts as temperatures increase. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 10 / 131008091232.htm ...

Plant species can fulfill different functions within an ecosystem, even if they are closely related to each other. This surprising conclusion was reached by a global analysis of around 1.7 million ...

Simon J. Lock, Sarah T. Stewart(Submitted on 22 May 2017) During accretion, terrestrial bodies attain a wide range of thermal and rotational states, which are accompanied by significant changes in ...

Rainfall can have dramatic effects on the microbial communities living in urban lakes, a new paper published in the Journal ...

Ecosystems are characterized by interconnected structure and functions. A study published July 8th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Casey ...