In light of rapid shifts in biodiversity associated with human impacts, there is an urgent need
to understand how changing patterns in biodiversity impact ecosystem function. Functional …

Changing the course of Earth's climate is increasingly urgent, but there is also a concurrent
need for proactive stewardship of the adaptive capacity of the rapidly changing biosphere …

People seek reliable natural resources despite climate change. Diverse habitats and
biologies stabilize productivity against disturbances like climate, prompting arguments to …

In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter
than the" long lapse of ages" emphasized by Darwin—in fact, evolutionary change is …

Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) are at the center of social–ecological systems that have
supported Indigenous peoples around the North Pacific Rim since time immemorial …

One of the most pervasive themes in ecology is that biological diversity stabilizes ecosystem
processes and the services they provide to society,,,, a concept that has become a common …

After a long history of overexploitation, increasing efforts to restore marine ecosystems and
rebuild fisheries are under way. Here, we analyze current trends from a fisheries and …

Climate is a critical driver of many fish populations, assemblages, and aquatic communities.
However, direct observational studies of climate change impacts on North American inland …

▪ 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 …

Human activities are not random in their negative and positive impacts on biotas. Emerging
evidence shows that most species are declining as a result of human activities ('losers') and …