An important goal in ecology is developing general theory on how the species composition of ecosystems is related to ecosystem properties and functions. Progress on this front is limited partly ...

Mammalian community ecology asks how interacting biotic and abiotic processes at local and regional scales shape community assembly. Throughout the 100-year history of the American Society of ...

Each dimension of the framework is further expanded with “elements” within each dimension. By clicking on each element, you can explore explanations of these elements in the context of ecology ...

Is a Cat Parasite Making You Crazy? Humans, wildlife and domestic animals are often intimately linked through shared infection. Nearly 70% of emerging infections in humans involve non-human hosts or ...

1. Starting to look at communities -- 2. Software tools for community ecology -- 3. Recording your data -- 4. Beginning data exploration: using software tools -- 5. Exploring data: choosing your ...

Emerging infectious diseases have sparked concern throughout the scientific community due to the threats posed to global biodiversity and, consequently, their impact on the structure and function of ...

A research team led by Academician Zhu Jiaojun from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...