To understand and change these social systems, social entrepreneurs should borrow insights from ecology and use an ecosystems framework. Long ago, biologists discovered the limits of studying living ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I create projects that enhance entrepreneurship ecosystems. 2. Each entrepreneurship ecosystem is unique. Although any society’s ...

Species play essential roles in ecosystems, so local and global species losses could threaten the stability of the ecosystem services on which humans depend (McCann 2000). For example, plant ...

When desert ecosystems have been damaged or destroyed, how do we restore ecological functions, including those directly benefiting humans? Desert restoration is difficult, but possible.

Biological waste is also problematic. Dog feces introduce new pathogens into the ecosystem and the trace of this predator disturbs ungulate species, like deer and elk. Meanwhile, human excrement ...

Wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal estuaries are all aquatic ecosystems—critical elements of Earth’s dynamic processes and essential to human economies and health. Wetlands connect land and ...

Put a cap on that drink, friend, because we’re not quite there yet. But we are on the cusp of the AI Ecosystems™ Revolution. This new concept will change the way supply chain management works ...

Ecological restoration is the process of reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by restoring the lands and waters on which plants and animals depend. Restoration is a corrective step that involves ...

Oct. 11, 2024 — New study documents a severe coral bleaching event occurring in a deep coral reef that resulted in high rates of coral mortality. Unlike many bleaching events, this was driven by ...

Tipping points mark ecosystem states where small changes in the environment can cause large changes in the ecosystem’s equilibrium state. Credit: Nature Ecology & Evolution (2024).

A community of animals, plants and microorganisms, together with their habitat is called an ecosystem. For example, a pond ecosystem may consist of a pond habitat, inhabited by aquatic plants ...

“To the ecosystem of the cave it had a huge impact,” the park noted in a social media post, explaining that cave crickets, mites, spiders and flies soon organized to eat and disperse the ...