Figure 1 shows a simplified food web in a desert ecosystem. In this food web ... is 10 to 1000 times faster than that of grasslands and forests, thus, less carbon is stored in the living autotroph ...

Micro/nanoplastics (MNPs), plastic particles and fibers with sizes ranging from nanometers (≥ 1 nm) to micrometers (≤ 5 mm) ...

Fire is a natural, vital component of most western forest ecosystems. In dry forest types like ponderosa pine, fire was historically present as a frequent, low-intensity disturbance. Fire is necessary ...

These connections can be seen in a forest ecosystem where salmon ... This is then linked to the food chains and webs within the ecosystem. Ecosystems can come in all shapes and sizes, as small ...