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Why the Great Barrier Reef Is Still One of the Most Complex Living Structure on the Planet

The planet holds countless natural wonders, yet few match the sheer complexity of the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's ...
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Newcomers may change ecosystem functions – or not

In a study tracking climate-induced changes in the distribution of animals and their effects on ecosystem functions, North Carolina State University researchers show that resident species can continue ...
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Herbaceous planting for ecological restoration of urban brownfields based on mechanisms of the assembly of plant communities

Brownfield restoration has become a frontier topic in the research on urban ecosystem governance. Optimizing brownfield ecosystems through proper bioremediation approaches can provide urban landscapes ...
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Spatial abundance distribution of prokaryotes is associated with dissolved organic matter composition and ecosystem function

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 66, No. 3 (March 2021), pp. 575-587 (13 pages) Diverse prokaryotic communities consume and transform a broad suite of molecules in the dissolved organic matter (DOM) ...
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Body size : the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems / edited by Alan Hildrew, David Raffaelli, Ronni Edmonds-Brown

The metabolic theory of ecology and the role of body size in marine and freshwater ecosystems / James H. Brown, Andrew P. Allen and James F. Gillooly -- Body size and suspension feeding / Stuart ...
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Why birds matter : avian ecological function and ecosystem services / C̦ağan H. Şekercioğlu, Daniel G. Wenny, and Christopher J. Whelan, editors

Foreword / by Jeffrey A. Gordon -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Bird ecosystem services : economic ornithology for the 21st century / Christopher J. Whelan, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, and Daniel G. Wenny -- ...