Nature-based solutions use ecosystem services to tackle environmental challenges, offering a sustainable path to resilience ...

Supporting services – those services creating conditions necessary for the provision of all other ecosystem services, for example photosynthesis or soil formation Provisioning services – all products ...

In another case study, organic vineyards in France show more resilience to drought conditions due to better water retention ...

Measuring the ‘ecosystem services’ that the ocean provides is difficult, but an essential step to understand how best to ...

Nature protection, conservation and restoration is "not a trivial matter but key to human survival," according to scientists ...

Using empirical data can help to frame the value of services provided by natural habitat – from biodiversity to carbon ...

For example, the researchers found that soil nitrogen levels play a key role in determining the resistance of ecosystem services to other environmental stressors like climate change. They ...

Colloquially termed 'dirt,' soil is a complex material composed of locally varying inorganic minerals, organic matter (SOM), living organisms, water, and gases. While the ecosystem services of ...

Soil arthropods contribute to terrestrial ecosystem functions and services. Previous studies have mainly focused on specific ...

“As we begin to understand how plants and fungi communicate, we will better understand the complexities of the soil ecosystem, leading to healthier crops and improving our approach to ...