In a recent study published in Engineering, researchers have developed an innovative analytical framework for ecological security assessment, prediction, and zoning management. Guided by the ...

International Journal of the Commons, Vol. 7, No. 2 (August 2013), pp. 432-453 (22 pages) The social-ecological systems framework was designed to provide a common research tool for interdisciplinary ...

Droughts have increased globally in the twenty-first century and are expected to become more extreme and widespread in the future. Assessments of how drought affects plants and ecosystems lack ...

As climate change accelerates, the risk of sudden, large-scale shifts in ecosystems is growing. A new USGS study examines the mechanisms behind these abrupt ecological transformations—known as ...