As the giants of the animal kingdom dwindle in numbers, a new way to assess ecosystem function sheds light on animals’ changing ecological contributions. Wendy Foden is in the Scientific Services unit ...

A major new international review co-authored by Professor Gemma Harvey, Professor of Physical Geography in the Department of ...

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Yale University are proposing a novel pathway through which coastal ecosystem restoration can permanently capture carbon dioxide from the ...

Rapid changes in climate in the polar regions are causing observable ecological impacts of various types and degrees of severity at all ecosystem levels. Even larger changes and more significant ...

Reduced snow cover and shifting vegetation patterns in the Alps, both driven by climate change, are having major combined impacts on biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems in the high mountains, ...

Of original wetland habitat have been submerged in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Urban development, agricultural practices, and infrastructure can harm biodiversity by breaking up natural ...

A new approach to examining the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems may provide a more accurate understanding of climate change responses -- and predictions for future consequences -- ...

The Kavli Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have announced the latest recipients of funding under their joint initiative to explore how nervous systems function and evolve in ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accelerated environmental changes, including those due to habitat depletion and contamination, light and noise pollution, and other disturbances, have far-reaching ...

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Climate change is rapidly altering temperature and habitat boundaries across the planet Some adaptable species are expanding their ranges into newly suitable environments These shifts can benefit the ...