But this is the direction we are headed. Thanks to destructive human activities, the current rate of species extinction is at least 100-1,000 times higher than the expected natural rate. This ...

Do you think you know which species are most vulnerable in an ecosystem? A novel analytical method developed by Italian ...

Forest Ecology and Biodiversity . The word "ecology" comes from the Greek "oikos," meaning "household" or "place to live". These ecosystems or communities are usually self-sustaining.

Plant species can fulfill different functions within an ecosystem, even if they are closely related to each other. This surprising conclusion was reached by a global analysis of around 1.7 million ...

Revise biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems for GCSE Bitesize Combined Science, ... Ecosystems with higher biodiversity are more stable as they can easily adjust to changes.

Biodiversity and natural capital The role of biodiversity in maintaining ecosystem stability is a classic hypothesis in ecology, and a key assumption at the core of the natural capital concept. The ...