Understanding how disturbance shapes the dynamics of ecological systems is of
fundamental importance in ecology. One emerging approach to revealing and appreciating …

A vegetation classification approach is needed that can describe the diversity of terrestrial
ecosystems and their transformations over large time frames, span the full range of spatial …

Now that so many ecosystems face rapid and major environmental change, the ability of
species to respond to these changes by dispersing or moving between different patches of …

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 …

The pace of deforestation worldwide has necessitated the development of strategies that
restore forest cover quickly and efficiently. We review one potential strategy, applied …

One of the major challenges in ecology is to predict how multiple global environmental
changes will affect future ecosystem patterns (eg plant community composition) and …

Summary 1 Disturbance may cause community composition across sites to become more or
less homogenous, depending on the importance of different processes involved in …

Human land uses, such as agriculture, can leave long‐lasting legacies as ecosystems
recover. As a consequence, active restoration may be necessary to overcome land‐use …

Soils are Earth's largest terrestrial carbon (C) pool, and their responsiveness to land use and
management make them appealing targets for strategies to enhance C sequestration …

Declines in the diversity of herbaceous and woody plant species in the understory of eastern
North American hardwood forests are increasingly common. Forest managers are tasked …