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Published Swan populations grow 30 times faster in nature reserves - Swan Populations Grow 30 Times Faster in Nature Reserves


Populations of whooper swans grow 30 times faster inside nature reserves, new research shows. ABSTRA...
Published Insect decline also occurs in forests - Insect Decline Also Occurs in Forests: A Threat to Ecosystems



The number of insects has been declining for years. This has already been well documented for agricu...
Published Biological invasions as costly as natural disasters - Biological Invasions: A Costly Disaster



Over the past 40 years, the financial losses caused by biological invasions have been equivalent to...
Published Archaea in a warming climate become less diverse, more predictable - Archaea in a Warming Climate Become Less Diverse, More Predictable



Using a long-term multifactor experimental field site researchers showed that experimental warming o...
Published 15 most pressing issues for conservation, including invertebrate decline and changing marine ecosystems



Since 2009, the Cambridge Conservation Initiative has coordinated an annual horizon scan, a well-est...
Published Artificial streams reveal how drought shapes California's alpine ecosystems



Researchers have used a series of artificial stream channels to mimic the behavior of headwater cree...
Published Forest, stream habitats keep energy exchanges in balance, global team finds



Forests and streams are separate but linked ecosystems, existing side by side, with energy and nutri ...
Published Global study of extreme drought impacts on grasslands and shrublands



A global study shows that the effects of extreme drought -- which is expected to increase in frequen...
Published Coastal fisheries show surprising resilience to marine heat waves


New research found that marine heat waves -- prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures...
Published How do temperature extremes influence the distribution of species?



As the planet gets hotter, animal and plant species around the world will be faced with new, potenti...
Published Scientists uncover ocean's intricate web of microbial interactions across depths



An international team of scientists has uncovered the ocean's intricate web of microbial interaction...
Published Use it or lose it: How seagrasses conquered the sea



Seagrasses provide the foundation of one of the most highly biodiverse, yet vulnerable, coastal mari...
Published Global inventory of sound production brings us one step closer to understanding aquatic ecosystems



Our understanding of which aquatic species produce sounds just took a big step forward. Scientists h...
Published For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as 'expressway' to deeper depths



Some of the ocean's tiniest organisms get swept into underwater currents that act as a conduit that...
Published Ants in Colorado are on the move due to climate change



Ant species living in Boulder's foothills have shifted their habitat over the last six decades, pote...
Published Limited adaptability makes freshwater bacteria vulnerable to climate change



Freshwater bacteria with small genomes frequently undergo prolonged periods of adaptive stagnation....
Published Scientists want to know how the smells of nature benefit our health



Spending time in nature is good for us. And knowing more about nature's effects on our bodies could...
Published 'Carbon vault' peat suffers greatly from drought



Peatlands are affected more by drought than expected. This is concerning, as these ecosystems are an ...
Published What makes some plant groups so successful?



Researchers involved in cataloguing the world's plant species are hunting for answers as to what mak...
Published New algae species rewrites understanding of reef systems



An international team of marine scientists has identified and officially named four species of algae...