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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The historical ecological paradigm of wetland ecosystems emphasized the role of physical or “bottom‐up” factors in maintaining functions and services.
Alexandria C. Moore, Oswald J. Schmitz
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Improvement of vegetation structure enhances bird functional traits and habitat resilience in an area of ongoing restoration in the Atlantic Forest [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020 Ecological restoration is a traditional option for recovering biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Birds perform pollination, seed dispersal, and pest-control services, which catalyze increases in habitat structure.
MARCOS ANTÔNIO MELO +2 more
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Ecosystem Metabolisms and Functions
FORMakademisk, 2020 The framework and model describe ecosystem functions. Working within and towards systems of production that intend to be truly circular and regenerative necessitates that designers (and other stakeholders) have an increased understanding and intuition of
Tom Snow
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Effects of Red-Backed Salamanders on Ecosystem Functions [PDF]
, 2014 Ecosystems provide a vast array of services for human societies, but understanding how various organisms contribute to the functions that maintain these services remains an important ecological challenge.
Babbitt, Kimberly J., Hocking, Daniel J.
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Land, 2023 Grassland resources occupy an important place in the national economy. However, grasslands in alpine regions of China are severely degraded, and the effects of land-use types on species composition, soil nutrients, and ecosystem multifunctionality of ...
Hongye Su +12 more
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Per capita interactions and stress tolerance drive stress-induced changes in biodiversity effects on ecosystem functions [PDF]
, 2016 Environmental stress changes the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functions, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Because species interactions shape biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships, changes in per capita ...
Baert, Jan +3 more
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Geocarto International, 2023 Using the object-based image analysis (OBIA) technique, this study examined structural characteristics, quantified carbon stocks, and identified tree species in the tropical forests of southwestern Nigeria.
Sehinde Akinbiola +4 more
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Integrating trait-based empirical and modeling research to improve ecological restoration [PDF]
, 2018 A global ecological restoration agenda has led to ambitious programs in environmental policy to mitigate declines in biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Fiedler, Sebastian +2 more
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Marine ecosystem services: Linking indicators to their classification [PDF]
, 2014 © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. There is a multitude of ecosystem service classifications available within the literature, each with its own advantages and drawbacks.
Atkins, Jonathan P. +18 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2014 Buildings structures and surfaces are explicitly being used to grow plants, and these ‘urban plantings’ are typically designed for aesthetic value. Urban plantings also have the potential to contribute significant ‘ecological values’ by increasing urban ...
Jonathon eMuller +4 more
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