From coral reefs in Papua New Guinea to chimpanzees in West Africa, grizzly bears in Canada and albatross colonies off ...

A new study reveals how differences in rainfall reshape river ecosystems, altering food webs, animal productivity, and the ...

The Earth’s many ecosystems form the foundation for life on this planet, providing us with clean air, drinkable water and fertile soil. But human activities have drastically altered these vital ...

A new paper published in Biological Reviews has revealed the potential of desert ecosystems in the global fight against climate change. The review, led by Prof. Zeng Fanjiang from the Xinjiang ...

Why are we crossing ecological boundaries that affect Earth’s fundamental life-supporting capacity? Is it because we don’t have enough information about how ecosystems respond to change? Or are we ...

Ecological engineering combines the fields of ecology, natural sciences, civil infrastructure systems, and environmental engineering to predict, develop, and restore ecosystems with a focus on ...

A major barrier to assessing the effects of global change on complex ecosystems is the scarcity of food web observations spanning the spatial and temporal scales needed to reveal significant change.

An ecosystem is a community of plants, animals, and other organisms, along with their environment, including the air, water, and soil. Air pollutants can cause many environmental effects on ecosystems ...

In the early 20th century, canaries were used as early warning systems in coal mines to alert miners to rising levels of carbon monoxide. A small unremarkable fish may fill a similar role in coastal ...

Using interviews with community members on Hawai‘i Island, to explore relationships between Cultural Ecosystem Services and human well-being. Human well-being is critically linked to the condition of ...