but now we understand that they occur across diverse terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, and are common features of many green plant communities, including vascular plant assemblages ...

A recent study from researchers at the University of Toulouse has revealed a fascinating insight into the origins of life on ...

Carbon storage – Agroecosystems contain 18-24% of the carbon stored in all terrestrial ecosystems, mostly in the soil rather than the plants. Fiber – Fiber crops in North America comprised 0.1 ...

Glaciers provide a unique opportunity for researchers to measure levels of atmospheric carbon deposition. Unlike other ...

For example, plant population densities control the ... the biomass of herbivores usually increases with primary productivity in terrestrial ecosystems. Top-down control occurs when the population ...

A new study implicates microplastics as a decisive threat to photosynthesis. What could this mean for the horticulture ...

Lake ecosystems can receive high inputs of terrestrial organic matter (t-OM) that microbes make available to higher trophic level consumers. A research group examined terrestrial reliance of 19 ...

From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to treating disease ... things on the water’s edge into large forests and entire ecosystems,” explains Katie Field, an associate professor ...

An ecosystem is a natural environment in which animals, plants and organisms work to support life. This film explains the difference between biotic and abiotic, terrestrial, freshwater and ocean ...