Understanding the negative and positive effects of agricultural land use for the conservation
of biodiversity, and its relation to ecosystem services, needs a landscape perspective …

About one‐third of North America is forested. These forests are of incalculable value to
human society in terms of harvested resources and ecosystem services and are sensitive to …

Trophic cascades—the top-down regulation of ecosystems by predators—are an essential
aspect of ecosystem function and well-being. Trophic cascades are often drastically …

Stochasticity is a core component of ecology, as it underlies key processes that structure and
create variability in nature. Despite its fundamental importance in ecological systems, the …

This book is designed to be a practical study in infectious disease dynamics. It offers an easy-
to-follow implementation and analysis of mathematical epidemiology. It focuses on recent …

We present a synthesis of empirical and theoretical work investigating how parasites
influence competitive and predatory interactions between other species. We examine the …

Introduced species disrupt native communities and biodiversity worldwide. Parasitic
infections (and at times, their absence) are thought to be a key component in the success …

Abstract Purpose of Review Natural enemies are an important component for forest
functioning. By consuming herbivores, they can be effective top-down regulators of potential …

Biological invasions pose considerable threats to the world's ecosystems and cause
substantial economic losses. A prime example is the invasion of the gypsy moth in the …

Population cycles are one of nature's great mysteries. For almost a hundred years,
innumerable studies have probed the causes of cyclic dynamics in snowshoe hares, voles …