depending on how we define stability (reviewed by Ives & Carpenter 2007). Stability can be defined at the ecosystem level — for example, a rancher might be interested in the ability of a ...

While there is no single internationally agreed-upon ecosystem approach or definition of an “ecosystem approach”, the concept is generally understood to encompass the management of human ...

meaning that these critters must be getting their nutrients another way. “What mechanisms allow these ecosystems to occur and thrive?” says Esquete. The expedition team hopes that the huge ...