Marine foundation species are the biotic basis for many of the world's coastal ecosystems,
providing structural habitat, food, and protection for myriad plants and animals as well as …

Groundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and
providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater …

Glacier shrinkage and the development of post-glacial ecosystems related to anthropogenic
climate change are some of the fastest ongoing ecosystem shifts, with marked ecological …

Subterranean ecosystems (eg, caves, groundwaters, fissure systems) are often overlooked
in global climate change and conservation agendas. This contrasts with their widespread …

Improvements in high-resolution satellite remote sensing and computational advancements
have sped up the development of global datasets that delineate urban land, crucial for …

Ecosystem degradation and decline are central issues that urgently require resolution within
global environmental protection efforts. Accordingly, accurately analyzing the spatiotemporal …

Water-use efficiency is the amount of carbon assimilated per water used by an ecosystem
and a key indicator of ecosystem functioning, but its variability in response to climate change …

Abstract The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) of the UN Convention
on Biological Diversity set the agenda for global aspirations and action to reverse …

Aim Tidal marsh ecosystems are heavily impacted by human activities, highlighting a
pressing need to address gaps in our knowledge of their distribution. To better understand …

Beyond climate change, the planet faces several other environmental challenges that are at
least as threatening, such as the loss of biodiversity. In each case, the problems are driven …