"Ecosystem vulnerability" refers to how susceptible or easily affected an ecosystem is by disturbances or changes in its environment. It can describe how sensitive an ecosystem is to factors like pollution, climate change, habitat destruction, or invasive species. The more vulnerable an ecosystem is, the more likely it is to suffer negative impacts or be unable to recover from these changes.
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Higher plant species richness is not always sufficient to
reduce ecosystem vulnerability to climate extremes, as shown in a comprehensive literature analysis published in the Journal of Ecology.
The Ecosystem Vulnerability theme was formally launched, along with the Water theme, and the Data.gov Ecosystems... Continued
Today,
the Ecosystem Vulnerability theme page was unveiled during the Plenary Session of the ACES (A Community on Ecosystem Services) conference near Washington, D.C..
In a continued effort to provide key datasets that support the process of developing resilience to climate change, eleven additional datasets are now available in
the Ecosystem Vulnerability theme.