Dynamics of ecosystem services along ecological network seascapes

Human societies depend on services provided by ecosystems, from local needs such as clean water and pest control to global services like the ozone layer and the ocean biological pump.Ecosystem services are linked to the states of the ecosystem, which are, in turn, governed by a web of ecological interactions.These interactions, along with the servi

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Mass Distribution and Gravitational Potential of the Milky Way

Models of mass distribution in the Milky Way are discussed where those yielding the potential analytically are preferred.It is noted that there are three main contributors to the Milky Way potential: bulge, disc and dark halo.In the case of the disc the Miyamoto-Nagai formula, as simple enough, has shown as a very good solution, but it has not been

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