Positive feedbacks are generally related to the interactions between biotic processes and
abiotic drivers and may lead to the emergence of alternative stable states in ecosystems …

Catastrophic shifts in river ecosystems can abruptly degrade their structures and functions,
often reducing the efficacy of traditional remediation targeting physicochemical properties …

Research on successions and community assembly both address the same processes such
as dispersal, species sorting, and biotic interactions but lack unifying concepts. Recent …

Active restoration is frequently implemented to restore degraded drylands globally, yet
predicting the overall success of these restoration projects remains challenging. Here, we …

Introduction Tropical forests are characterized by intricate mosaics of species-rich and
structurally complex forest communities. Evaluating the functional vulnerability of distinct …

Regime shifts of climatic and environmental conditions potentially affect the productivity of
fishery resources, posing challenges in stock management. The stocks of the Japanese …

Ecosystems can fluctuate around a stable equilibrium or be in a transient state (the period
toward a stable state). In practical applications, transient states may be mistakenly regarded …

Extensive livestock management implicates the use of a mosaic of habitats (grassland, forest
patches, edge areas, deforested areas, etc.) by animals in the same productive unit. Many …

Logging is a pervasive disturbance, which often causes extensive destruction of forest
community structure and severely impacts biodiversity in tropical regions. Previous work on …

Mounting evidence suggests that reciprocal interactions between plants and the soil
microbiota can be a primary force that generates key macroscopic patterns of plant …