Explanations for the occurrence of deep-rooted plants in arid and semi-arid ecosystems have traditionally emphasized the uptake of relatively deep soil water. However, recent hydrologic data from arid ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. A forest ecosystem is the basic ecologic unit in a particular forest that ...

An ecosystem is a natural environment where everything interacts to support life. Ecosystems are made up of living – or biotic – organisms, like plants and animals;which rely on nonliving – or abiotic ...