Forest ecosystems are major ecologic units that exist as a part of the total complex ecology. ... Larger ecosystems with wide diversity are much more stable and somewhat resistant to harmful changes.

Understanding forest ecology is necessary before a forest ecosystem can be defined. They are hard to describe even when using modern tools and concepts.

More information: Chen Chen et al, Understory shrub diversity: equally vital as overstory tree diversity to promote forest productivity, National Science Review (2025). DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf093 ...

Hidden fungal networks influence which trees thrive, offering new insight into forest biodiversity and resilience in a ...

Most studies of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationships have focused solely on plant diversity, neglecting the impact of the diversity of other trophic groups.

The study, published on August 29, 2024, in Nature Ecology & Evolution, reveals that plant diversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality by promoting multitrophic diversity—diversity that ...

With the help of modern remote sensing methodologies, the "Forest Ecosystems" Team at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) records and analyzes forest condition, structure, diversity and transformations.

Ecologists have long collected data on tree species to better understand a forest's unique ecosystem. Historically, this has been done by surveying small plots of land and extrapolating those ...

The diversity of tree species has an impact on the overall health of the forest, its wind resistance, and the food value for wildlife, from invertebrates to mammals.

New Jersey's forests are in a crisis as the crucial Atlantic white cedar trees are dying and causing an ... "It's part of the greater ecosystem that's really at the crux of having diversity, ...