▪ Abstract We review the evidence of regime shifts in terrestrial and aquatic environments in
relation to resilience of complex adaptive ecosystems and the functional roles of biological …

Forest degradation is a global environmental issue, but its definition is problematic.
Difficulties include choosing appropriate reference states, timescales, thresholds, and forest …

Forest ecosystems are strongly impacted by continuing climate change and increasing
disturbance activity, but how forest dynamics will respond remains highly uncertain. Here …

We propose four postulates as the minimum set of logical propositions necessary for a
theory of pulse dynamics and disturbance in ecosystems:(1) resource dynamics …

Disturbance regimes are changing rapidly, and the consequences of such changes for
ecosystems and linked social‐ecological systems will be profound. This paper synthesizes …

Disturbances are fundamental components of ecosystems and, in many cases, a dominant
driver of ecosystem structure and function at multiple spatial and temporal scales. While the …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

Mosses in northern ecosystems are ubiquitous components of plant communities, and
strongly influence nutrient, carbon and water cycling. We use literature review, synthesis and …

Context More than a century of forest and fire management of Inland Pacific landscapes has
transformed their successional and disturbance dynamics. Regional connectivity of many …

▪ Abstract Landscape ecology focuses on the reciprocal interactions between spatial pattern
and ecological processes, and it is well integrated with ecology. The field has grown rapidly …