Ecological memory is central to how ecosystems respond to disturbance and is maintained
by two types of legacies–information and material. Species life‐history traits represent an …

We present a coevolutionary view of hydrologic systems, revolving around feedbacks
between environmental and social processes operating across different time scales. This …

In their Report “Global ecosystem thresholds driven by aridity”(14 February, p. 787), M.
Berdugo et al. found that more than 20% of the land surface is projected to cross an aridity …

Understanding how urban forests developed their current patterns of tree canopy cover,
species composition, and diversity requires an appreciation of historical legacy effects …

In many regions of the world, climate change is projected to reduce water availability
through changes in the hydrological cycle, including more frequent and intense droughts, as …

Drylands cover 41% of the Earth's terrestrial surface, play a critical role in global ecosystem
function, and are home to over two billion people. Like other biomes, drylands face …

The response of soil carbon release to global warming is largely determined by the
temperature sensitivity of soil respiration, yet how this relationship will be affected by …

Colonialism is a significant legacy across most aspects of urban form, the nature and
distribution of public green spaces, and tree species composition in many cities of the Global …

Climatic conditions shift gradually over millennia, altering the rates at which carbon (C) is
fixed from the atmosphere and stored in the soil. However, legacy impacts of past climates …

Context Landscape ecology early on developed the awareness that central objects of
investigation are not stable over time and therefore the historical dimension must be …