While most research on the relationship between ecosystem diversity and stability has focused on species richness, it is variation in species composition that provides the mechanistic basis to ...

Introduction Biodiversity, the abundance of life on the planet, is crucial for the stability, resilience, and sustainability ...

What natural and anthropogenic processes influence biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and ecosystem stability? How can ecology increase our ability to understand and manage ecosystems?

Greater biodiversity in ecosystems, species, and individuals leads to greater stability. For example, species with high genetic diversity and many populations that are adapted to a wide variety of ...

A new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of ...

Ecosystems close ecosystemThe living organisms in a particular area, together with the non-living components of the environment. with higher biodiversity have fewer species that depend on just one ...