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Published Invasive species sound off about impending ecosystem changes



Anticipating changes to ecosystems is often at best an educated guess, but what if there was a way t ...
Published Nonlethal parasites reduce how much their wild hosts eat, leading to ecosystem effects - Nonlethal Parasites: How They Affect Wild Hosts and Ecosystems



Pervasive parasitic infections reduce herbivory rates and can therefore trigger trophic cascades tha...
Published Invasive fruit fly may pose threat to forest ecosystems - Invasive Fruit Fly May Pose Threat to Forest Ecosystems


The invasive spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is a well-known pest in agriculture. A recent study by Sw...
Published Studying grassland from space - Studying Grassland from Space: A New Frontier in Ecological Research


Extensively used grassland is host to a high degree of biodiversity, and performs an important clima...
Published Seabirds' response to abrupt climate change transformed sub-Antarctic island ecosystems - Seabirds' Response to Abrupt Climate Change Transformed Sub-Antarctic Island Ecosystems


A 14,000-year paleoecological reconstruction of the sub-Antarctic islands done by an international r...
Published Invading insect could transform Antarctic soils - Invading Insect Could Transform Antarctic Soils



A tiny flightless midge which has colonized Antarctica's Signy Island is driving fundamental changes...
Published A warming climate decreases microbial diversity - A Warming Climate Decreases Microbial Diversity


Researchers conducted an eight-year experiment that found that climate warming played a predominant...
Published Despite being properly treated and highly diluted, wastewater still impacts on the river ecosystem



An experiment using water from a large wastewater treatment plant has shown that this water continue...
Published Carbon-capture tree plantations threaten tropical biodiversity for little gain, ecologists say



The increasingly urgent climate crisis has led to a boom in commercial tree plantations in an attemp...
Published Translating nuclear waste site data into microbial ecosystem insights



A flagship seven-year study that explores how environmental stresses influence different ecological...
Published Big new idea introduced with the help of tiny plankton



A new model bridges the rules of life at the individual scale and the ecosystem level, which could o ...
Published Human activity facilitates invasive plants' colonization in Mediterranean ecosystems



Some invasive plants can form persistent banks of seeds that remain under the soil for years, and th...
Published Alien invasion: Non-native earthworms threaten ecosystems



Analysis reveals imported earthworm species have colonized large swaths of North America, and repres...
Published Measuring electrical conductivity in microorganisms, approaching understanding of microbial ecosystems



Researchers have developed an innovative methodology for measuring the electrical conductivity of mi...
Published Climate change effects hit marine ecosystems in multiple waves, according to marine ecologists



A new approach to examining the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems may provide a more ac ...
Published Converting rainforest to plantation impacts food webs and biodiversity



Every day, new areas of rainforests are converted into plantations, drastically changing tropical bi...
Published Less ice in the Arctic Ocean has complex effects on marine ecosystems and ocean productivity



Most of the sunlight reaching the Arctic Ocean is reflected to space by sea ice, effectively shieldi...
Published Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planet



Oxygen is a fundamental requirement of life, and the loss of oxygen in water, referred to as aquatic...
Published Socio-economic factors shown to drive mangrove losses and gains - Socio-Economic Factors Shown to Drive Mangrove Losses and Gains


New research into the drivers of mangrove loss over the past 20 years has revealed that most of the...
Published Assessing the potential risks of ocean-based climate intervention technologies on deep-sea ecosystems - Assessing the Potential Risks of Ocean-Based Climate Intervention Technologies on Deep-Sea Ecosystems


An international team of experts convened remotely as part of the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative'...