Ecosystems are dynamic systems with complex responses to environmental variation. In
response to pervasive stressors of changing climate and disturbance regimes, many …

Given the substantial contributions of forest biodiversity and ecosystem services to society,
forest sciences have a large potential to contribute to the integrity and sustainability of our …

Climate change threatens coral reefs by causing heat stress events that lead to widespread
coral bleaching and mortality. Given the global nature of these mass coral mortality events …

Although numerous species distribution models have been developed, most were based on
insufficient distribution data or used older climate change scenarios. We aimed to quantify …

Microbial taxa within complex ecological networks can be classified by their universal roles
based on their level of connectivity with other taxa. Highly connected taxa within an …

In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter
than the" long lapse of ages" emphasized by Darwin—in fact, evolutionary change is …

Indicator species (IS) are used to monitor environmental changes, assess the efficacy of
management, and provide warning signals for impending ecological shifts. Though widely …

To demonstrate the causative role of gut microbiome in human health and diseases, we first
need to identify, via next-generation sequencing, potentially important functional members …

Rehabilitated and restored mangrove ecosystems have important ecological, economic, and
social values for coastal communities. Although a sine qua non of successful mangrove …

Biodiversity is undergoing unprecedented global decline. Efforts to slow this rate have
focused foremost on rarer species, which are at most risk of extinction. Less interest has …