Anthropogenic Changes Have a Positive Impact on Species With a Wider Distribution Human actions are…
Browsing: Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environments, from microscopic life to entire ecosystems. It examines the flow of energy and nutrients through food webs, the dynamics of populations and communities, and the impacts of environmental changes—both natural and human-induced. Ecologists seek to understand biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and the balance that sustains life on Earth. Their research informs conservation efforts, climate change responses, and sustainable resource management. This page showcases the latest findings that reveal how life connects and coexists across our planet.
Research conducted by the UFZ and Aarhus University provides new insights that challenge the prevailing…
Plant ecologist Richard T. Corlett proposes a strategy to prevent future land plant extinctions, including…
Seeds and fat balls do more than just fill small birds’ stomachs. New research from…
Adding Amazonian dark earth to soils boosts plant growth, shows study. Adding Amazonian dark earth…
Asian elephant habitats across Asia have decreased by over 64% since 1700, equating to a…
A scientist from Mainz University delves into the root causes of the global decline in…
Biodiverse Forests Enrich Soil and Fight Climate Change Ensuring the preservation of forest diversity guarantees…
A microscopic scuticociliate parasite caused a mass die-off of long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean…
A machine learning approach can predict bacteria’s pH preferences from their genomes. This breakthrough could…
Merging data from multiple satellites, OPERA can help government agencies, disaster responders, and the public…
Study examining habitats across centuries reveals an urgent need for sustainable land use and conservation…
A study reveals coastal invertebrates are thriving on plastic debris in the North Pacific, forming…
“These are times of major changes in the environment, and how those changes impact the…
Diverse Forests Sustain Bees and Improve Ecosystem Resilience The western honeybee (Apis mellifera) is typically…
The mass die-off of the long-spined sea urchin – a loss that threatens the health…
A new study published in Ecology and Evolution by Henrik Svensmark of DTU Space has…
Kyoto University Investigates the Computational Capabilities of Ecological Networks Kyoto University researchers have demonstrated the…