Mountain meadows face particular challenges under climate change due to a dual threat: rising temperatures (faster than in lower altitudes) and the encroachment of warm-adapted species that…
In the face of increasing biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, ecological restoration is more important than ever. To be more precise: effective and resilient restoration. From an…
Info: The following article was originally published on the Grassworks blog.Authors: Vicky Temperton, Line Sturm, Lukas Kuhn, Anita Kirmer, Miriam Wiesmeier How successful is the restoration of…
Info: The Research Project Ecosystem restoration has become a global priority due to accelerating land degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. However, the ecological, social, and interconnected…
The restoration of ecosystems is one of the major challenges of our time. Restoring degraded landscapes, preserving biodiversity, and promoting natural processes require an intensive exchange between…
In forests, diversity shapes not only the structure of the ecosystem (and its aesthetics) but also determines how trees interact with each other. Contrary to the static…
Grassland, which covers around 40 % of the global land area, provides numerous ecosystem services, including biodiversity, water storage, erosion control and: long-term carbon storage in the…
Priority effects are phenomena in which the effects of species on one another depend on the arrival order of species into a local site. Two types can…
Before we start, let’s get ready with a little quiz: Which land ecosystem is widespread around the globe, diverse, resilient, home to many species, stores a lot…
This blog article was originally published by Mareike Andert on the blog of the Institute for Social-Ecological Systems (SESI) at Leuphana University, which you can find here.…