A large international research team has identified three key indicators that together summarize the integrative function of terrestrial ecosystems: 1. the capacity to maximize primary productivity ...

Terrestrial ecosystems rely almost exclusively on the sun's energy to support the growth and metabolism of their resident organisms. ... Science 329, 834–838 (2010). Field, ...

The Panel on Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems and Natural Resource Management will address Earth System Science and application goals related to understanding biogeochemical cycles, ... (A science ...

Despite widespread human impacts on wildlife diversity worldwide, many fish communities on the seafloor have maintained their ...

Late Triassic terrestrial ecosystem changes Date: October 26, 2017 Source: Geological Society of America Summary: The Norian Chinle Formation in the Southwestern United States provides a snapshot ...

This film explains the difference between biotic and abiotic, terrestrial, freshwater and ocean water ecosystems and the importance weather has on the conditions of many different ecosystems.

A global cross-disciplinary team of scientists led by UNSW Sydney researchers has developed the first comprehensive classification of the world's ecosystems across land, rivers and wetlands, and seas.

The Pennsylvanian might make up a hefty chunk of one of Earth’s most important periods, the Carboniferous, but we know relatively little about the land ecosystems that existed in its earliest days.

Processes such as water retention and nutrient cycling play key roles in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Without soil, plants would have nowhere ... Ecosystem Science and Management.

The RSC is working to regain ecological function from degraded landscapes through restoration. Research projects span across terrestrial, wetland and aquatic ecosystems, and faculty are working on ...

The team used plant data from a variety of sources to inform model development. One of the sources was the LeafWeb database, established at ORNL in support of the DOE Terrestrial Ecosystem Science ...