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.…
Forests are not only beautiful to look at, but also perform a number of important ecosystem functions. For example, they provide a home for many animals and…
What do you think of when it comes to biodiversity restoration? What does the best natural solution to fight biodiversity loss and mitigate climate change look like?…