Ecosystems on Earth’s land surface support multiple functions and services that are critical for society, like biomass production, vegetation’s efficiency of using sunlight and water, water ...

Research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirms that fossilized marine invertebrates serve as ...

What can fossil records teach scientists about ancient ecosystems and marine environments? This is what a recent study ...

Benthic ecosystems form the foundation of many marine and freshwater environments, providing essential services such as nutrient recycling, sediment stabilisation and habitat formation. Central to ...

In some areas, the researchers found that the presence of the migratory grazers enriched the plant matter with crude protein ...

The ongoing loss of biodiversity and global environmental changes severely affect the structure of coastal ecosystems. Consequences, in terms of ecosystem functioning, are, however, difficult to ...

Although these climate-driven changes in species abundance and diversity are well documented, their ecosystem-level implications are poorly understood, and resolving whether reconfigured communities ...

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that insect populations are rapidly declining even in ...

Aquatic communities contribute to overall biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem services but are threatened by neonicotinoid usage.

The European startup scene is growing, but even after a couple of decades of trying to make ecosystems thrive, Europe appears to be spinning its wheels.

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirms that fossilized remains of marine invertebrates can accurately reflect the functional diversity of past ...