They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

Reporting results and promoting ideas in science in general, and Earth science in particular,
is treated here as storytelling. Just as in literature and drama, storytelling in Earth science is …

Different catchment land uses affect stream communities through direct and indirect effects
by changes in water flow, sediment input, channel physical structure, and productivity …

Context Landscape ecology early on developed the awareness that central objects of
investigation are not stable over time and therefore the historical dimension must be …

Habitat loss and fragmentation of natural and semi-natural habitats are considered as major
threats to plant species richness. Recently several studies have pinpointed the need to …

European landscapes have been shaped over the centuries by processes related to human
land use, which are reflected in regionally distinct landscape patterns. Since landscape …

Forest conservation in human-dominated tropical landscapes ensures provision of major
ecosystem services. However, conservation goals are threatened by growing demands for …

Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles are world-wide pests of arable and vegetable crops.
Many studies have shown that arthropods are influenced by landscape context. Therefore …

Understanding the determinants of hedgerow plant diversity in agricultural landscapes
remains a difficult task, because the potential drivers affect the complete range of …

L'étalement urbain modifie l'occupation des sols et la physionomie des campagnes, menace
l'agriculture périurbaine, et entraîne des conséquences sur le plan environnemental. Il …