W. K. Lauenroth, I. C. Burke, M. P. Gutmann, THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF ECOSYSTEMS IN THE CENTRAL NORTH AMERICAN GRASSLAND REGION, Great Plains Research, Vol. 9 ...

Figure 1. Morphological structure of peat soils at various degradation stages (pristine, moderately degraded, and highly degraded). SOM, soil organic matter; BD, bulk density. We categorized degraded ...

This paper examines the structure and dynamics of the marine ecosystem surrounding Haida Gwaii (an archipelago in the southeastern Gulf of Alaska). Based on previous research, a set of improved ...

Human enterprise is increasingly affecting biodiversity beyond outright species losses, causing changes in ecosystem functions and the services they deliver to human beings. However, few tools are ...

This study aims at developing multi-isotope tracer techniques, which consist of analyzing stable isotope ratios of light elements (carbon, nitrogen and others) from soft tissue (muscle or organs) and ...