For example, ecologists may study microbes living in the soil under your feet or animals and plants in a rain forest or the ocean. The Role of Ecology in Our Lives The many specialties within ecology, ...

The scientific discipline of ecology is ... methods has expanded into every branch of ecology, giving us, for example, ... what today are termed “ecosystem goods and services.” ...

Over the past 50 years, 60 percent of all ecosystem services have declined as a direct result of the conversion of land to the production of foods, fuels and fibers. This should come as no ...

For example, the functional ... allowing us to target conservation measures where they are most effective in curbing biodiversity loss and safeguarding ecosystem services," adds Dr. Arthur ...

Jon Paul Rodríguez, T. Douglas Beard Jr., Elena M. Bennett, Graeme S. Cumming, Steven J. Cork, John Agard, Andrew P. Dobson, Garry D. Peterson Ecology and Society, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jun 2006) (14 pages) ...

Specifically, biodiversity and ecosystem services are greater in restored than in degraded ecosystems but lower in restored than in intact remnant ecosystems (Benayas et al. 2009).

Population Ecology. By Melissa Salpietra; Posted 02.24.09; NOVA; Some plant species put out their seeds, or fruits, only periodically, and when they do, the seeding event can have far-reaching ...

An analysis of 900 species over a 20-year period showed that biodiversity enhances ecosystem stability and helps safeguard natural communities in a changing environment.