Vegetation patterns and ecosystem resilience: Why their relationship status is 'complicated'

In dryland ecosystems, increased environmental stress often triggers a change from a uniform vegetation cover to patchy ...
Quanta Magazine

The Ecosystem Dynamics That Can Make or Break an Invasion

For decades, ecologists have puzzled over a mystery: Why do some natural habitats get overrun by invasive species while others seem to repel outside threats? In a classic 1958 book on the subject, the ...
Nature

Microphytobenthos Dynamics in Intertidal Ecosystems

Microphytobenthos (MPB) represent a crucial component of intertidal ecosystems, underpinning both local sediment stability and broader coastal biogeochemical cycles. These microalgal communities ...
insider.si.edu

Large herbivore ecology, ecosystem dynamics, and conservation / edited by Kjell Danell [and others]

Large herbivores across biomes / Hervé Fritz and Anne Loison -- Living in a seasonal environment / Jon Moen, Reidar Andersen, and Andrew Illius -- Linking functional responses and foraging behaviour ...
news.ucsc

Loss of large predators has caused widespread disruption of ecosystems

Restoration of wolves to Yellowstone National Park has allowed vegetation to recover from over-browsing by elk (left photo taken in 1997, right in 2001). Photos courtesy of W. Ripple. The decline of ...