diversity of species and genes in ecological communities affects the functioning of these communities. These ecological effects of biodiversity in turn...

An ecological pyramid (also trophic pyramid, Eltonian pyramid, energy pyramid, or sometimes food pyramid) is a graphical representation designed to show...

processes that increase biodiversity and conserve habitat which result in the total value of these services. "Yield" of ecological commodities like wood...

pronounced edge effects that may extend throughout the range. As the edge effects increase, the boundary habitat allows for greater biodiversity. Urbanization...

Ecological efficiency describes the efficiency with which energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next. It is determined by a combination of...

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Ecological networks are used to describe and compare the structures of real ecosystems, while network models are used to investigate the effects of network...

An ecosystem, short for ecological system, is defined as a collection of interacting organisms within a biophysical environment.: 458  Ecosystems are never...

Threats to freshwater biodiversity include overexploitation, water pollution, flow modification, destruction or degradation of habitat, and invasion by...