Mars has long been cast as a frozen desert, a world of dust and stone that lost its water eons ago. Fresh evidence from a cluster of pale, “bleached” rocks now suggests that picture is far too bleak, ...

Tropical biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions have become heavily eroded through habitat loss. Animal-mediated pollination is required in more than 94% of higher tropical plant species and ...

Logging of tropical forests may result in more carbon being released into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to new research. The study conducted in Malaysian Borneo demonstrates that ...

Gene movement between individuals within populations and gene flow between populations can have major impacts on the distribution of genetic variation across landscapes. Gene flow introduces novel ...

If you are maintaining turf on a golf course, it has to be almost perfect. However, most folks aren’t held to such high standards when it comes to a home garden. The important thing to know is that ...

Ecology and Society, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jun 2006) (14 pages) ABSTRACT. Biodiversity conservation through land-use systems on private land is becoming a pressing environmental policy issue. Agroforestry, ...

A new special edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showcases multidisciplinary approaches to exploring human impacts on tropical forests and their associated Earth systems.