From salmon spawning grounds in Canada to coral reefs in Indonesia, ecosystems around the world are being restored at an unprecedented rate. Some 252 million hectares across 149 countries - an area of land and sea roughly the size of Kazakhstan - are currently…
A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher is helping explain how mantis shrimp see colors and detect types of light that humans cannot, offering new clues about how eyes sense the world. Megan Porter, a professor in the UH Mānoa…
Apex predators attract a special kind of fascination; also called "super predators," they sit at the top of the food chain, unquestionably the most dominant members of the animal kingdom.
The presence of aquatic macrophytes is a key factor in the selection of habitats by fish in floodplain lakes because these plants enhance the physical and biological complexities of aquatic habitats. The seasonal flood pulse may influence this interaction, but…
Image credit: Jacob Postuma (Unsplash) New Monash University research has revealed how countries could dramatically strengthen their conservation networks by looking beyond the boundaries of national parks and protected areas – and focusing on how these areas connect. As the world…
A Perspective in Frontiers in Microbiology argues that tropical peatland microbiomes should be treated as policy-relevant components of peatland governance rather than mere ecological indicators. Subject of Research: The role of tropical peatland microbiomes in linking soil, plant, climate and…
The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) defines ecological restoration as "the process of assisting the recovery and management of ecological integrity. Ecological integrity includes a critical range of variability in biodiversity, ecological processes and structures, regional and historical context, and…
A global synthesis of 148 land-consolidation cases across 28 countries shows that consolidating farmland into larger operations can deliver consistent economic gains while deepening biodiversity loss and social inequality. The review categorizes the outcomes as benefits, negative impacts, trade-offs, or synergies across…
A data-based predator–prey model predicted that contaminant-driven increases in bold animal phenotypes could replace stable coexistence with large population oscillations. Environmental contaminants can alter animal personality in ways that may destabilize ecosystems, according to a data-based predatorâprey model…
A landmark synthesis of 423 studies and over 200,000 data points shows that biodiversity strengthens most ecosystem functions and services worldwide, with oceanic carbon sequestration exceptionally sensitive and pest regulation forecast to decline fastest in fast-growing, low-development countries.
Studies of how ecosystems work: food webs, predators and prey, keystone species, rewilding, and forests, grasslands, rivers, wetlands and soil life.
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