Tag: Ecology/Environment

New research quantifies light availability on coral reef ecosystemsCredit: Eric Hochberg Earlier this year, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) ...

The research suggests that a range of invasive alien plants pose a series risk to the County - home to ...

Insect pollination is as important to Arctic plants as it is to plants further south. When flowers abound, the plants ...

Credit: University of Adelaide AWRI Australian wine scientists are shedding scientific light on the processes underlying traditional practices of Australian ...

Credit: James Wheeler Ongoing land clearing for agriculture, mining and urbanisation is isolating and disconnecting Earth's protected natural areas from ...

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Eating less meat and dairy products in favor of plant-based proteins like those ...

Research team led by the University of Göttingen investigates influence of 'greening measures' on pollinatorsCredit: Nicole Beyer About one third ...

Credit: Bernadette Wynter Rigley. We aren't the only beings who enjoy feasting on tasty fruits like apples, berries, peaches, and ...

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba and Kobe University find that the sustained, long-term continuity of grasslands increases plant species ...

Credit: Emil Karpinski, McMaster University Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new technique to tease ancient DNA from soil, ...

Described by the 'father of zoogeography' and co-author of the theories of evolution and natural selection, the species hasn't been ...

Interactive software safe and cost-effective way to keep watchful eye on endangered black rhinosCredit: WildTrack DURHAM, N.C. -- Interactive software ...

Study of Costa Rican rainforest shows national parks are more resilient than expectedCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 9, ...

A literature review by researchers affiliated with universities in Brazil and the United States produces the first ever nationwide survey ...

"Soft" tick species can pose a risk to public healthCredit: J. Occi/Rutgers Center for Vector Biology A tick species associated ...

Wild relatives of our domestic crops already cope with harsh conditions and resist disease; can we use them to help ...

Research network presents action plan for the plant science community to maximize impact on pressing global issues such as human ...

Professor Teja Tscharntke at University of Göttingen receives British Ecological Society's March AwardCredit: University of Göttingen The agroecologist, Professor Teja ...

Credit: Courtesy of Bruno Lourtet of CEFS, University of Toulouse From the Rocky Mountains to the Alps, the question of ...

Credit: Neil Losin When acorn woodpeckers inhabiting high-quality territories die, nearby birds begin a battle royal to win the vacant ...