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Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - Reports from international effort to inventory global ecosystems, their contribution to human development, and the effect of the ongoing degradation of ecosystem services on human well-being.
Ecosystem Information - Information related to ecosystems in the Pacific and Yukon regions of Canada, including state of the environment reporting, environmental indicators, and programs and reports on ecosystem science, monitoring and research.
Ecosystem Management at the University of Michigan - UM research and teaching related to ecosystems and their management, including ecosystem-based approaches to resource management.
Natural Resources, The Environment, and Ecosystems - Activities for teachers to help students become more aware of how plants, animals and humans interact with ecosystems.
Forest Ecosystems and Ecological Risks - An LTER site working to improve the understanding of forest ecosystem processes through the long-term study of selected forest plots in Switzerland. A particular emphasis is the possible effects of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystem processes.
The Concept of Naturalness in Natural Resource and Ecosystem Management - MS thesis, 1997. Examination of how a concept of "naturalness" is defined and applied socially and ecologically. Special emphasis on relevance to ecosystem management and restoration ecology.
USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center - Research and information on ecosystems, wildlife, exotic species, fisheries, endangered species, and other topics related to management and conservation of forest and rangeland ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West.
Environment Canada Ecosystem Information: The Pacific and Yukon Region - Includes state of the environment reporting, a dynamic set of environmental indicators, programs and reports on ecosystem science, monitoring, and research.
Biodiversity and Mutualism in Ecosystems - Technical paper on the importance of biodiversity and mutualism (co-operation between different species) to ecosystem function and structural organization.
The State of the Nation's Ecosystems - Online book about the current status and trends of the environment of the United States, aimed at public policy makers and concerned citizens.

Wikipedia Articles

Coastal ecosystems - Coastal ecosystems are considered to be one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. They can be referred to as “the intertidal and subtidal areas above continental shelf (to a depth of 200m) and adjacent land area up to 100 km inland from the coast” (PAGE, 2001).
Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research - The Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER) fosters research collaborations between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), Michigan State University and the University of Michigan.
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project - The Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) is a government-funded project created to provide technology, methods, and information to decision-makers, resource managers, and the general public to help support effective science-based management of harmful non-native species (invasive species) in Hawaii and the Pacific Rim.
Ecological indicator - Ecological indicators are used to communicate information about ecosystems and the impact human activity has on ecosystems to groups such as the public or government policy makers. Ecosystems are complex and ecological indicators can help describe them in simpler terms that can be understood and used by non-scientists to make management decisions.
Marine conservation - Marine conservation, also known as marine resources conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas. Marine conservation focuses on limiting human-caused damage to marine ecosystems, and on restoring damaged marine ecosystems.