Increasingly severe and numerous wildfires are changing the face of land across the globe, but new research by UC San Diego and others reveals that aquatic ecosystems are also being transformed, the ...
Increasingly severe and numerous wildfires are changing the face of land across the globe, but new research by UC San Diego and others reveals that aquatic ecosystems are also being transformed, the ...
Of original wetland habitat have been submerged in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Urban development, agricultural practices, and infrastructure can harm biodiversity by breaking up natural ...
As the giants of the animal kingdom dwindle in numbers, a new way to assess ecosystem function sheds light on animals’ changing ecological contributions. Wendy Foden is in the Scientific Services unit ...
Birds are a barometer of the health of water sources, habitats, and air quality. A notable example is the use of canaries in ...
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Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios
In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California, trees that have persisted through rain and shine for thousands of years are now facing multiple threats triggered by a changing climate.
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The species that will change everything if they go extinct
Some animals matter so much to their ecosystems that losing them is like removing the keystone from an arch—the entire ...
A new approach to examining the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems may provide a more accurate understanding of climate change responses -- and predictions for future consequences -- ...
RENO, Nev. – As temperatures rise, particularly in alpine regions, lakes are feeling the heat. Research published today in the journal Science, led by researchers at the Carnegie Institution for ...
Rapid changes in climate in the polar regions are causing observable ecological impacts of various types and degrees of severity at all ecosystem levels. Even larger changes and more significant ...
Reduced snow cover and shifting vegetation patterns in the Alps, both driven by climate change, are having major combined impacts on biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems in the high mountains, ...
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