While there is no single internationally agreed-upon ecosystem approach or definition of an “ecosystem approach”, the concept is generally understood to encompass the management of human ...

An ecosystem is like a community and shows how all the living and non-living components are connected. These connections can be seen in a forest ecosystem where salmon is vital for the stability ...

depending on how we define stability (reviewed by Ives & Carpenter 2007). Stability can be defined at the ecosystem level — for example, a rancher might be interested in the ability of a ...

Excerpts from three wetland definitions distinguishing wetland habitats from other ecosystems What may seem like a relatively straightforward task, developing a precise definition for wetlands ...