Disturbances, whether natural or anthropogenic, shape the composition, structure and functioning of ecological communities by altering resource availability, habitat configuration and species ...

"The past five decades have witnessed a rapid growth of computer models for simulating ecosystem functions and dynamics. This has been fueled by the availability of remote sensing data, computation ...

Tokyo, Japan – The exchange of water and heat between the Earth and its atmosphere determines climate zones and ecosystems, which in turn influence where essential human activities take place. While ...