Ecological succession is the process by which the mix of species and habitat in an area changes over time. Gradually, these communities replace one another until a “climax community”—like a mature ...

Classic Perspectives of Succession Succession is one of the longest-studied ecological concepts. Henry Cowles was the first ecologist to thoroughly characterize successional patterns, which he did ...

Antarctica, the world's most remote, harsh and pristine continent, is not free from marine pollution. Where human activity ...

Can we repair some of the damage humans have done to ecosystems and biodiversity? Ecological restoration seeks to do just that, and restoration ecology is the science that underpins it.

Antarctica, the world's most remote, harsh and pristine continent, is not free from marine pollution. Where human activity ...