Seagrasses Can Store as Much Carbon as Forests
Seagrasses are a vital part of the solution to climate change and, per unit area, seagrass meadows can store up to twice as much carbon as the world's temperate and tropical forests. View More (2012-05-24)
UF researchers name new extinct giant turtle found near world's largest snake
University of Florida researchers have described a new extinct giant turtle species from the same Colombian mine where they discovered Titanoboa - and one of the only animals the world's largest snake could not have eaten. View More (2012-05-18)
USF study: Common fungicide wreaks havoc on freshwater ecosystems
Chlorothalonil, one of the world's most common fungicides used pervasively on food crops and golf courses, was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater organisms in a new study, University of South Florida researchers said Wednesday. View More (2012-05-17)
Biodiversity loss ranks with climate change and pollution in terms of impacts to environment
A recent study published by an international research team working at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) has found that loss of biodiversity impacts the environment as significantly as climate change and pollution. View More (2012-05-10)
Plant Diversity Is Key to Maintaining Productive Vegetation
Vegetation, such as a patch of prairie or a forest stand, is more productive in the long run when more plant species are present, results of a new study show. View More (2012-05-07)
Plant diversity is key to maintaining productive vegetation, U of M study shows
Vegetation, such as a patch of prairie or a forest stand, is more productive in the long run when more plant species are present, a new University of Minnesota study shows. View More (2012-05-04)
Ecosystem effects of biodiversity loss could rival impacts of climate change, pollution
Loss of biodiversity appears to impact ecosystems as much as climate change, pollution and other major forms of environmental stress, according to a new study from an international research team. View More (2012-05-03)
Decades of Data Show Spring Advancing Faster Than Experiments Suggest
Plants are leafing out and flowering sooner each year than predicted by results from controlled environmental warming experiments, according to data from a major new archive of historical observations assembled with the help of a NASA researcher. View More (2012-05-03)
Long-term studies detect effects of disappearing snow and ice
Ecosystems are changing worldwide as a result of shrinking sea ice, snow, and glaciers, especially in high-latitude regions where water is frozen for at least a month each year-the cryosphere. View More (2012-04-06)
Drawing Connections Between Food Webs
Ecosystems today face various threats, from climate change to invasive species to encroaching civilization. View More (2012-04-05)
TARA OCEANS completes 60 000-mile journey to map marine biodiversity
The two-and-a-half-year TARA OCEANS expedition finishes on 31 March when the ship and crew reach Lorient, France. View More (2012-03-28)
Top priorities in biodiversity science agreed
Concluding a four-year global consultation, international experts have agreed on key efforts needed to reduce the on-going loss of biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. View More (2012-03-27)
Study confirms oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster entered food chain in the Gulf of Mexico
Since the explosion on the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, scientists have been working to understand the impact that this disaster has had on the environment. View More (2012-03-21)
Clash of the crayfish: why the Americans are winning
Aggressive American signal crayfish are threatening Yorkshire's native white-clawed crayfish populations because they have better resistance to parasites and are less fussy about what they eat. View More (2012-03-16)
Carp dominate crayfish in invasive species battleground
Louisiana red swamp crayfish and common carp are two of the most invasive species on the planet yet how they interact has only recently been revealed by scientists at Queen Mary, University of London. View More (2012-03-07)
Running hot and cold in the deep sea: Scientists explore rare environment
Among the many intriguing aspects of the deep sea, Earth's largest ecosystem, exist environments known as hydrothermal vent systems where hot water surges out from the seafloor. View More (2012-03-07)
Organic strawberries better pollinated
Organic cultivation methods not only benefit biodiversity; they also appear to have a positive effect on the ecosystem service pollination. View More (2012-03-06)
Overfishing leaves swaths of Mediterranean barren
Centuries of overexploitation of fish and other marine resources - as well as invasion of fish from the Red Sea - have turned some formerly healthy ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea into barren places, an unprecedented study of the Mediterranean concludes. View More (2012-03-02)
Study of Wildfire Trends in Northwestern California Shows No Increase in Severity Over Time
Even though wildfires have increased in size over time, they haven't necessarily grown in severity nor had corresponding negative impacts to the ecosystem, according to a recently published study appearing in the journal Ecological Applications. View More (2012-03-01)
Coral reef study traces indirect effects of overfishing
A study of the tropical coral reef system along the coastline of Kenya has found dramatic effects of overfishing that could threaten the long-term health of the reefs. View More (2012-02-28)
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