Ecologists have long understood that biodiversity is paramount to ecosystem stability. Until now, however, most ecological ...

Soils are home to some of the most diverse animal communities on Earth. These animals—including nematodes, springtails, mites, earthworms, spiders and other arthropods—drive decomposition, regulate ...

Stable isotope methods play a key role in reconstructing important issues such as ancient human diet, migration, the origin and domestication of plants and ...