Ecology/Environment

Credit: Karla Jarecke Wetlands are an important part of the Earth's natural water management system. The complex system of plants, soil, and aquatic life serves as a reservoir that captures and cleans water. However, as cities have…
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Lehigh University professor, an expert in electrochemical technologies for soil and water decontamination, has long advocated for women in STEMCredit: Louisiana State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Lehigh…
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Credit: Joan Eckhardt Many of North America's migratory songbirds, which undertake awe-inspiring journeys twice a year, are declining at alarming rates. For conservation efforts to succeed, wildlife managers need to know where they go and…
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Credit: Joseph Tomelleri/University of Washington Press The first book documenting all of the known species of fishes that live in the Salish Sea is now available. "Fishes of the Salish Sea" is a three-volume book and…
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Research team lead by Göttingen scientist compares traditional and modern survey methodsCredit: Kevin Darras For a long time, ecologists have relied on their senses when it comes to recording animal populations and species diversity.…
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New study using a rat model for high blood pressure helps explain the different sensory nerve-induced physiological response to air pollution in patients with preexisting cardiovascular diseaseCredit: University of South Florida TAMPA,…
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Pacific temporary fishing bans are better than permanent closuresCredit: © Emily Darling/WCS Temporary bans on fishing can be better than permanent ones as a way of allowing fish stocks in an area to recover, while still providing enough…
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Rapid resprouting and flowering of Bulbostylis paradoxa is proof of the Cerrado biome's superb resilience and its capacity to evolve through fireCredit: Alessandra Fidelis / personal archive Plants in the Brazilian savanna, the…
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The carbon cycling in lakes is studied using a process-based model that describes the temporal evolution of temperature distribution and water quality in a lakeCredit: University of Jyväskylä Boreal lakes play a significant role in global…
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Repeat coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures has resulted in lasting changes to fish communities, according to a new long-term study in the Seychelles. Large predator fish such as snappers and very small fish such as…
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Special issue of Applications in Plant Sciences explores current research and challenges in investigating plant root systemsCredit: Image credit Huskey et al. (2019). Plant root systems play a crucial role in ecosystems, radically…
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Credit: Jennifer Weathered/Utah State University The common perception that pesticides reduce or eliminate target insect species may not always hold. Jennifer Weathered and Edd Hammill report that the impacts of agricultural…
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UMass Amherst genomicist explores how natural selection shaped gene copy numbersCredit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Vanderbilt University and Clark University have shed new light on…
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Disruptions rippled out from climate change in South AmericaCredit: Umberto Lombardo, University of Bern, Switzerland A new study of climate changes and their effects on past societies offers a sobering glimpse of social…
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