The bright side of ecological stressors

L Zhou, S Wang - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2023‏ - cell.com
Ecological stressors are considered to negatively affect biological systems; however,
corresponding responses to stressors can be complex, depending on the ecological …

Can metabolic traits explain animal community assembly and functioning?

SJ Brandl, JS Lefcheck, AE Bates… - Biological …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
All animals on Earth compete for free energy, which is acquired, assimilated, and ultimately
allocated to growth and reproduction. Competition is strongest within communities of …

A high-resolution canopy height model of the Earth

N Lang, W Jetz, K Schindler, JD Wegner - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2023‏ - nature.com
The worldwide variation in vegetation height is fundamental to the global carbon cycle and
central to the functioning of ecosystems and their biodiversity. Geospatially explicit and …

Critical soil moisture thresholds of plant water stress in terrestrial ecosystems

Z Fu, P Ciais, AF Feldman, P Gentine, D Makowski… - Science …, 2022‏ - science.org
Plant water stress occurs at the point when soil moisture (SM) limits transpiration, defining a
critical SM threshold (θcrit). Knowledge of the spatial distribution of θcrit is crucial for future …

Characterizing the structural complexity of the Earth's forests with spaceborne lidar

T de Conto, J Armston, R Dubayah - Nature Communications, 2024‏ - nature.com
Forest structural complexity is a key element of ecosystem functioning, impacting light
environments, nutrient cycling, biodiversity, and habitat quality. Addressing the need for a …

[PDF][PDF] SDGSAT-1: the world's first scientific satellite for sustainable development goals

H Guo, C Dou, H Chen, J Liu, B Fu, X Li, Z Zou, D Liang - Sci. Bull, 2023‏ - researchgate.net
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) is facing
several hurdles, eg, lack of data, insufficient research methods, and uneven development, in …

Key axes of global progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals

C Yin, W Zhao, B Fu, ME Meadows, P Pereira - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Identifying the principal dimensions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is key to
measuring the extent to which SDGs are addressing the broader aim of agenda 2030 …

Resistance of ecosystem services to global change weakened by increasing number of environmental stressors

G Zhou, N Eisenhauer, C Terrer, DJ Eldridge… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Terrestrial ecosystems are subjected to multiple global changes simultaneously. Yet, how an
increasing number of global changes impact the resistance of ecosystems to global change …

The essential role of biodiversity in the key axes of ecosystem function

P Yan, M Fernández‐Martínez… - Global Change …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity is essential for maintaining the terrestrial ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF).
Recent studies have revealed that the variations in terrestrial ecosystem functions are …

Joint optimization of land carbon uptake and albedo can help achieve moderate instantaneous and long-term cooling effects

A Graf, G Wohlfahrt, S Aranda-Barranco… - … Earth & Environment, 2023‏ - nature.com
Both carbon dioxide uptake and albedo of the land surface affect global climate. However,
climate change mitigation by increasing carbon uptake can cause a warming trade-off by …