The recovery of soil conditions is crucial for successful ecosystem restoration and, hence, for
achieving the goals of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Here, we assess how …

Forests create unique microclimates that have the potential to serve as microrefugia for
species under climate change. Yet, our understanding of the heterogenous thermal patterns …

Slash-and-burn agriculture (SBA) is critical to maintaining rural peoples' livelihoods. Yet, it
causes environmental degradations that challenge its sustainability. Such degradations are …

The effect of global climate change on the temperature of urban areas has become more
pronounced in the past couple decades, impacting population and quality of life. The United …

Surface soil nitrogen (SN) is the main source of plant nutrient uptake, and its dynamic
change is related to forest productivity, ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycles, and water …

Secondary forests have become a characteristic feature of human-modified tropical
landscapes. These forests, defined as those regenerating spontaneously after clearance of …

Secondary forests recovering after disturbances currently comprise about half of the world′
s tropical forests. A better understanding of the recovery of species composition, stand …

Accurate assessment of postfire vegetation recovery is important for forest management and
the conservation of species diversity. Topography is an important factor affecting vegetation …

Forests provides major ecosystem services worldwide. The Brazilian Atlantic Forest (BAF)
has been dramatically devastated, with fragmentation processes jeopardizing its long-term …

Urban cemeteries are increasingly surrounded by areas of high residential density as
urbanization continues world-wide. With increasing rates of mortality caused by the novel …