Soil respiration is the result of heterotrophic respiration (Rh) and autotrophic respiration (Ra), accounting for about 50%–75% of the total ecosystem respiration on land, which is crucial for the ...

Life beneath the ocean surface often hides in plain sight. Along the seafloor near Tanegashima Island in southern Japan, what appears to be scattered pink stones is actually something far more ...

When sunlight hits clouds or other atmospheric particles, it scatters and becomes diffuse light. Unlike direct sunlight, diffuse light can reach deeper into shaded plant canopies, where plants have ...

New study reveals the physical remains of plants and animals that shape entire ecosystems continue to influence the environment long after death.

Promotion of public health is one of the most important benefits of ecosystems. Nevertheless, the relationship between ecosystems and social health’ needs is not well understood. Therefore, a study ...

Sea urchins climb onto kelp when their densities are so high they remove all drift kelp and then actively forage on attached, living kelp. (Credit: Steve Lonhart / NOAA MBNMS) Tipping points are the ...

A global cross-disciplinary team of scientists led by UNSW Sydney researchers has developed the first comprehensive classification of the world’s ecosystems across land, rivers and wetlands, and seas.