Erosion by wind is one of the principal processes associated with land degradation in
drylands and is a significant concern to land managers and policymakers globally. In the …

In the forest ecosystems, litterfall is an important component of the nutrient cycle that
regulates the accumulation of soil organic matter (SOM), the input and output of the …

Despite increasing attention to the human dimension of conservation projects, a rigorous,
systematic methodology for planning for ecosystem services has not been developed. This …

Grasslands used to be vital landscape elements throughout Europe. Nowadays, the area of
grasslands is dramatically reduced, especially in industrial countries. Grassland restoration …

Exotic species are widely assumed to thrive because they lack natural enemies in their new
ranges. However, a meta-analysis of 63 manipulative field studies including more than 100 …

Many ecological dynamics occur over time-scales that are well beyond the duration of
conventional experiments or observations. One useful approach to overcome this problem is …

Detailed empirical models predicting both species occurrence and fitness across a
landscape are necessary to understand processes related to population persistence. Failure …

Cattle are usually thought of as a threat to biodiversity. In regions threatened by exotic
species invasion and lacking native wild grazers, however, cattle may produce the type of …

Pollinator conservation is of increasing interest in the light of managed honeybee (Apis
mellifera) declines, and declines in some species of wild bees. Much work has gone into …

Ecological surprises, substantial and unanticipated changes in the abundance of one or
more species that result from previously unsuspected processes, are a common outcome of …