▪ Abstract We review the evidence of regime shifts in terrestrial and aquatic environments in
relation to resilience of complex adaptive ecosystems and the functional roles of biological …

Étant donné l'augmentation globale des stress dans les forêts, plusieurs écologistes croient
que les gestionnaires doivent maintenir la résilience écologique, c'est-à-dire la capacité des …

Past failures of monocultures, caused by wind-throw or insect damages, and ongoing
climate change currently strongly stimulate research into mixed-species stands. So far, the …

Climate change, alteration of atmospheric composition, land abandonment in some areas
and land use intensification in others, wildfires and biological invasions threaten forests …

Changes in climate are affecting the distribution and status of species on a global scale,
through alteration of factors including their phenology, growth and ecological interactions …

Due primarily to anthropogenic influences such as land use change, exotic species
introductions, livestock grazing, altered hunting regimes, and predator control, wild ungulate …

Large browsing and grazing herbivores can have a profound influence on the physiognomy,
composition, and function of vegetation, from the landscape scale to a single plant (Hobbs …

We look back over 50 years of research into the water relations of trees, with the objective of
assessing the maturity of the topic in terms of the idea of a paradigm, put forward by Kuhn in …

Although the concept of resilience is increasingly being incorporated into environmental
policy and linked to ecological restoration goals, there is considerable uncertainty regarding …

Under business as usual (BAU) management, stresses posed by climate change may
exceed the ability of Great Lake forests to adapt. Temperature and precipitation projections …