Ecology
The principles underneath — diversity, edges, indicators, and populations.
Ecology Cheatsheet
The principles underneath: diversity, edges, indicators, and populations.
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№ 067Edge Effects: Where Two Habitats Meet
Why the boundary between two habitats hosts more species than either alone, and how to design landscapes for more edge, not less.
№ 124Minimum Viable Populations: How Small Is Too Small
Why isolated populations below a few hundred individuals slide toward extinction even when habitat looks fine, and how corridors and connectivity prevent it.
№ 170Predator-Prey Balance: Build Habitat, Skip the Sprays
How to attract ladybirds, lacewings, ground beetles, owls, and snakes so they do the pest control work that pesticides do badly.
№ 222Structural Diversity: Layers Equal Niches Equal Species
Ground cover, shrubs, understory, canopy, emergents. Each vertical layer doubles the species count. Design for layers.
№ 082Fruit Tree Guilds: Self-Fertilising Systems
Design plantings around a fruit tree so nitrogen fixers, dynamic accumulators, ground covers, and pest confusers feed the system and reduce inputs every year.
№ 102Indicator Species: Reading Ecosystem Health at a Glance
How lichens, amphibians, dragonflies, and earthworms reveal the real condition of air, water, and soil on your site.
№ 136Native Over Exotic: Why Local Species Matter
How native plants anchor local food webs, why genetic provenance shapes restoration outcomes, and where the native-exotic line gets blurry.