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Ökologie · ÖkosystemePfeiler

What is an ecosystem? A working scientist's definition

An ecosystem is not a place — it's a flux. Here's what that distinction unlocks for thinking about resilience, restoration, and what we actually conserve.

Dr. Helena Vega2. Mai 20264 Min. Lesezeit
  • ecosystems
  • ecology-fundamentals
  • energy-flow
Ökologie · KlimawandelPfeiler

What is climate change? The mechanism, the evidence, and the open questions

Climate change refers to the long-term shift in Earth's energy balance driven by changes in atmospheric composition. Here's the mechanism, the evidence behind it, and the questions that remain genuinely open.

Dr. Lila Mendez2. Mai 20265 Min. Lesezeit
  • climate
  • fundamentals
  • greenhouse-effect
Ökologie · BiodiversitätPfeiler

Why species counts mislead conservation prioritization

Species richness is the easiest biodiversity metric to compute and the worst one to prioritize on. Functional and phylogenetic diversity are what predict ecosystem performance — and they often disagree with the species count.

Dr. Inés Fournier2. Mai 20264 Min. Lesezeit
  • biodiversity
  • conservation
  • functional-diversity

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Ökologie · Ökosysteme

Foundation species and the myth of functional redundancy

The claim that ecosystems are robust because species are interchangeable is comforting and largely wrong. Foundation species are how ecosystems hide their fragility.

Dr. Inés Fournier2. Mai 20263 Min. Lesezeit
  • ecosystems
  • biodiversity
  • foundation-species
Ökologie · ÖkosystemePfeiler

What is an ecosystem? A working scientist's definition

An ecosystem is not a place — it's a flux. Here's what that distinction unlocks for thinking about resilience, restoration, and what we actually conserve.

Dr. Helena Vega2. Mai 20264 Min. Lesezeit
  • ecosystems
  • ecology-fundamentals
  • energy-flow
Ökologie · Klimawandel

How temperate forests are quietly losing their carbon sink capacity

A multi-decade synthesis suggests temperate forests may absorb 15–30% less carbon by 2050 than current models assume — driven by drought stress, pest expansion, and shifting growth seasons.

Dr. Helena Vega2. Mai 20263 Min. Lesezeit
  • carbon
  • forests
  • climate
Ökologie · KlimawandelPfeiler

What is climate change? The mechanism, the evidence, and the open questions

Climate change refers to the long-term shift in Earth's energy balance driven by changes in atmospheric composition. Here's the mechanism, the evidence behind it, and the questions that remain genuinely open.

Dr. Lila Mendez2. Mai 20265 Min. Lesezeit
  • climate
  • fundamentals
  • greenhouse-effect
Ökologie · BiodiversitätPfeiler

Why species counts mislead conservation prioritization

Species richness is the easiest biodiversity metric to compute and the worst one to prioritize on. Functional and phylogenetic diversity are what predict ecosystem performance — and they often disagree with the species count.

Dr. Inés Fournier2. Mai 20264 Min. Lesezeit
  • biodiversity
  • conservation
  • functional-diversity

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