The introduction points out the very specific system characteristics of trees and forest stands
which determine the approach and methods to analyse and model forest stand dynamics …

This review assesses the degree of resilience of mangrove forests to large, infrequent
disturbance (tsunamis) and their role in coastal protection, and to chronic disturbance events …

Forest ecosystems have been exposed to climate change for more than 100 years, whereas
the consequences on forest growth remain elusive. Based on the oldest existing …

The ecosystem approach to ecology treats organisms and the physical elements of their
environment as components of a single, integrated system. This comprehensive textbook …

Humans are altering the composition of biological communities through a variety of activities
that increase rates of species invasions and species extinctions, at all scales, from local to …

Metabolism provides a basis for using first principles of physics, chemistry, and biology to
link the biology of individual organisms to the ecology of populations, communities, and …

Known for centuries, the geographical pattern of increasing biodiversity from the poles to the
equator is one of the most pervasive features of life on Earth. A longstanding goal of …

Individual-based models are an exciting and widely used new tool for ecology. These
computational models allow scientists to explore the mechanisms through which population …

This paper reviews the concepts of ecosystem resilience, resistance, and stability in forests
and their relationship to biodiversity, with particular reference to climate change. The report …

Complete genomic sequences from diverse phylogenetic lineages reveal notable increases
in genome complexity from prokaryotes to multicellular eukaryotes. The changes include …