Flooded rice fields can provide habitats for wetland species and ecosystem services similar
to those of natural wetlands. During the last three decades, however, farming practices and …

Base metal tailings (BMTs) are normally sulfidic and contain high abundance of residue
metals. Their adverse impacts on the environment can last for decades to centuries if without …

A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updated
The revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems–now in full …

This book provides an introductory text in ecology aimed at undergraduate students and is
divided into sections entitled: introduction; conditions and resources; individuals …

The Bashang area, located in the semiarid agropastoral zone, represents a typical degraded
ecosystem under intensified human activities. This region has undergone profound land use …

Secondary succession reflects, at least in part, community assembly—the sequences of
colonizations and extinctions. These processes in turn are expected to be sensitive to the …

Despite a century of study by ecologists, recovery following disturbances (succession) is not
fully understood. This book provides the first global synthesis that compares plant …

In this study, I analyzed the natural recovery of grasslands on abandoned agricultural fields
in the Transylvanian Lowland (Câmpia Transilvaniei), Romania. I examined fields that were …

In order to determine the changes in the characteristics of the vegetation and soil following
agricultural abandonment and compare the effects of different restoration approaches on …

Farmland abandonment is increasing worldwide. Concurrently, some conservationists view
this as an opportunity for biodiversity restoration (ie, rewilding). Due to a lack of data …