Biochar has been widely applied as a soil modifier to improve the physical properties and
increase the water content of the soil. Although the response of soil hydrological properties …

Demographic buffering and lability have been identified as adaptive strategies to optimise
fitness in a fluctuating environment. These are not mutually exclusive, however, we lack …

Isopods play many important roles within freshwater ecosystems (including as shredders,
prey, and detritivores), yet we know little about their responses to disturbance or whether …

Dioscorea composita is a plant with historical recognition for the production of secondary
metabolites of pharmaceutical importance, including diosgenin, and with great nutritional …

Aim Temporal variability in population growth rates is a fundamental property of natural
populations with implications for almost any facet in ecology and evolution. Using the …

Introduction It is perplexing when species-rich ecosystems change abruptly and, for
example, dominant or economically interesting species populations collapse. Although …

Freshwater fauna face projected extinction rates up to five times higher (Revenga,
Campbell, Abell, De Villiers & Bryer, 2005; Ricciardi & Rasmussen, 1999; Xenopoulos et al …

‪ This research was carried out within the highland communities of the Mont-Blanc area
(Italian side). This Alpine region is characterized by a huge variety of biodiversity and …

Understanding how coralline algae may acclimatize to ocean warming is important to
understand their survival over the coming century. Taking advantage of natural differences …

Soil, water, and wastes are three major environmental resources confronting a big challenge
to manage by using appropriate approaches to feed the one-in-seven person who still goes …