These tiny plastic particles not only pose a threat to marine ecosystems, but also present new challenges to terrestrial ...

A paper published in National Science Review highlights the role of China's natural terrestrial ecosystems (NTEs) as ...

Food web is an important conceptual tool for illustrating the feeding relationships among species within a community, revealing species interactions and community structure, and understanding the ...

A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified a ...

Furthermore, as transitional areas, wetlands can possess characteristics of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems while also possessing characteristics unique unto themselves. Despite the ...

Recent studies have shown that carbon stocks in terrestrial ecosystems are increasing, mitigating around 30% of the CO 2 emissions linked to human activities. The overall value of carbon sinks on ...

This research contributes to our understanding of terrestrial ecosystems, informs conservation efforts, and supports sustainable land management practices. Protecting species and ecosystems is a ...

and tundra ecosystems. But all can be contained within three main categories:terrestrial ecosystems on land;freshwater ecosystems in rivers and lakes;and ocean water ecosystems at sea. Take a look ...

The Terrestrial Ecosystem Dynamics Research Group (Tree-D Lab) conducts both basic and applied research to explore how terrestrial ecosystems respond to global changes. By integrating advanced ...

and wetlands around the world are being severely damaged by human activities and are declining at a much faster rate than terrestrial ecosystems. More than 20 percent of the 10,000 known ...