What makes a changing community stable? Lessons from 60 years of succession |

Caiyue Yang and Shaopeng Li, from East China Normal University, and Scott J. Meiners, from Eastern Illinois University, discuss their article: Compensatory and statistical-averaging effects jointly explain the decrease in species asynchrony over 60 years of succession The arch at the entrance to the William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest Center where the Buell–Small Succession Study […]

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What makes a changing community stable? Lessons from 60 years of succession |

Caiyue Yang and Shaopeng Li, from East China Normal University, and Scott J. Meiners, from Eastern Illinois University, discuss their article: Compensatory and statistical-averaging effects jointly explain the decrease in species asynchrony over 60 years of succession The arch at the entrance to the William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest Center where the Buell–Small Succession Study […]

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CSRHub Data Featured in 2026 Site Selection Sustainability Rankings

We’re proud to share that CSRHub’s ESG ranking data has once again been featured in Site Selection magazine’s annual 2026 Sustainability Rankings, published in May and now in their 17th consecutive year. The rankings identify the countries, U.S. states, and metro areas best positioned for sustainable corporate growth, and CSRHub is glad to contribute the corporate-responsibility […]

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Remembering the victims of climate disaster and building resilience

Against the backdrop of a summer already marked by heatwaves and wildfires across much of Europe, the EU Day for Victims of the Global Climate Crisis on 15 July honoured those who have lost their lives to climate-related disasters and expressed solidarity with the communities and families affected, while highlighting measures to better manage climate risks and […]

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Why forest cover around your coffee farm matters? Scaling up bird conservation in Colombia – The Applied Ecologist

Whenever you walk through a shade-grown coffee farm in the Colombian Andes, it is easy to feel optimistic about biodiversity. Tall trees form a canopy above the coffee shrubs, birds call from every direction, and the system looks far more “natural” than a monoculture field. For years, this kind of agroforestry has been promoted as […]

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Can a plant’s own defence system change the legacy it leaves in the soil? |

Duo Chen, University of Konstanz in Germany, discusses her article: Induced resistance of plants reduces their negative soil-legacy effects on natives but not on naturalized aliens Plants leave a lasting imprint on the soil Plants do much more than grow in soil. Throughout their lives, they alter the environment around their roots by taking up […]

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Revised 2026 and 2027 EU ETS1 auction calendars published

The published calendars reflect the operation of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), which results in 190 494 202 allowances being placed in the MSR for the September 2026 – August 2027 period (see here). In 2027, auctions by the common auction platform will continue to take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting on 7 […]

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Building on lessons learned for better collaboration on aquatic plant management – The Applied Ecologist

Authors: Erin Smith and Sarah Rijkenberg Collaborative research approaches with local practitioners and community members are creating more meaningful environmental research. This process is often called ‘knowledge coproduction’, and it’s been shown to increase uptake of scientific findings, build interpersonal trust, and strengthen relationships between researchers and practitioners. Co-production is, however, not easy. We are […]

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Can plant traits help us predict who gets eaten? |

Nicolas D. Zurbuchen, University of Zurich, discusses his article: Intraspecific trait variation responds consistently to global change drivers and mediates herbivory across unrelated plant species Plants may look still, but they live in a busy world. Around them, insects and other invertebrates are feeding, fungi are infecting leaves, and the climate is changing. For plant […]

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