Large herbivores play unique ecological roles and are disproportionately imperiled by
human activity. As many wild populations dwindle towards extinction, and as interest grows …

Climate-driven changes in biotic interactions can profoundly alter ecological communities,
particularly when they impact foundation species. In marine systems, changes in herbivory …

Carbon (C) metabolism is at the core of ecosystem function. Decomposers play a critical role
in this metabolism as they drive soil C cycle by mineralizing organic matter to CO2. Their …

Estuaries are biogeochemical hot spots because they receive large inputs of nutrients and
organic carbon from land and oceans to support high rates of metabolism and primary …

Coral reef ecosystems are remarkable for their high productivity in nutrient-poor waters. A
high proportion of primary production is consumed by the dominant herbivore assemblage …

Bacteria and fungi drive decomposition, a fundamental process in the carbon cycle, yet the
importance of microbial community composition for decomposition remains elusive. Here …

Over 100 gigatons of terrestrial plant biomass are produced globally each year. Ninety
percent of this biomass escapes herbivory and enters the dead organic matter pool, thus …

Metabolism provides a basis for using first principles of physics, chemistry, and biology to
link the biology of individual organisms to the ecology of populations, communities, and …

All life is chemical. That fact underpins the developing field of ecological stoichiometry, the
study of the balance of chemical elements in ecological interactions. This long-awaited book …

All terrestrial ecosystems consist of aboveground and belowground components that interact
to influence community-and ecosystem-level processes and properties. Here we show how …