An ecological theory may help to explain why segregation is so widespread and persistent in US cities, according to a new article. The new way of framing segregation's endurance may provide a useful ...

Planting trees is not enough. Although forest restoration efforts in the Atlantic Forest are advancing on a large scale, they ...

How do habitat loss and fragmentation affect species and ecosystems? Spatial ecology investigates the immense variety of spatial patterns in nature and their ecological consequences. If you take a ...

In urban environments, competing hornet species coexist by specializing on different prey species. The Kobe University study ...

The evolution of castes including the forming of the varna ideology was a historical consequence of ecosystem development. As this paper argues, the brahminic theory of a varna social structure based ...

The Theoretical Ecology Section is one of the most rapidly growing organizations within the Ecological Society of America. The Section was formed in 1993 to: Foster theoretical research in all areas ...

The researchers apply a new approach to understand human-black bear conflicts in Durango, Colorado. Successfully limiting human-wildlife conflicts requires an understanding of the roles of both animal ...

(2005) Ecological Paradigms Lost: Routes of Theory Change, Edited by Kim Cuddington and Betrix Beisner (2006) Dynamic Food Webs: Multispecies Assemblages, Ecosystem Development and Environmental ...

This paper demonstrates how a Political Economy of Wealth – an analytical framework inspired from Ricardo's and Marx's theories of value – strengthens the analytical force of Socio-Ecological ...