Ecosystem articles

What causes ecosystem collapse?

The breaking point for any natural system, large or small, isn't always a slow, visible fade; sometimes, it’s a sudden, ...

How does energy flow through food webs?

The passage of energy through the living components of an environment is a fundamental concept in ecology, dictating the...

What causes trophic cascades?

The concept of a trophic cascade describes how changes occurring at one level of a food web can send reverberations down...