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Induced Terrestrial Plant Defences Affect Functioning of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

Chemical changes that occur in tree leaves after being attacked by insects and mammals can impact nearby streams, which rely on fallen plant material as a food source, report scientists from the University of Chicago Department of Ecology and Evolution.

19 Mar 2015

NTU Singapore and the Smithsonian Institution Partner to Advance Research in Tropical Ecology

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has partnered the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex based in the United States, to advance research in tropical ecology.

19 Mar 2015

Threatened Caribbean Coral Species Successfully Bred in the Lab

A rare and threatened Caribbean coral species has for the first time been successfully bred and raised in the lab, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Ecology.

17 Mar 2015

Six Natural Science Principles Identified to Ensure Success of Payments for Ecosystem Services Initiative

A team of investors, development organizations, conservationists, economists, and ecologists have published in the journal Science six natural science principles to ensure success of Payments for Ecosystem Services, mechanisms that have helped preserve carbon stocks stored in Madagascar's rainforests, maintain wildlife populations important for tourism in Tanzania, and protect watersheds in France by working with local farmers.

16 Mar 2015

Harvesting Fire-Killed Trees Can Effectively Reduce Woody Fuels Following Wildfire

Harvesting fire-killed trees is an effective way to reduce woody fuels for up to four decades following wildfire in dry coniferous forests, a U.S. Forest Service study has found.

13 Mar 2015

Climate Change Poses Challenge to Blue Crab Population

David Johnson was standing in a salt marsh tidal creek north of Boston, Mass., when he scooped up a blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, 80 miles north of its native range. The northern migration of this commercially important species, Johnson says, could be yet another sign of climate change. Then a scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) Ecosystems Center, Johnson recently published his observations in the Journal of Crustacean Biology.

9 Mar 2015

Rare Historic Records Help Understand Climate Change Response of Woodland Trees and Flowers

Rare historic records of the changing seasons are helping scientists better understand how woodland trees and flowers are responding to climate change.

4 Mar 2015

Conservation Organizations Must Be Bolder in Adaptation Efforts to Address Extent of Ecological Changes

Nature is on the move. As the impacts of climate change reveal themselves, species and ecosystems are moving in response. This poses a fundamental challenge to conservation organizations--how do you conserve something that won't stay still?

4 Mar 2015

Extensive Global Changes in Leaf Phenology May Have Significant Ecological Consequences

Extensive worldwide changes in the timing of leaf activity over the past few decades--which may have significant ecological and atmospheric consequences--have been revealed by a University of Otago, New Zealand research team analyzing satellite data from 1980 - 2012.

3 Mar 2015

New Algae Species Helps Corals to Survive in Extreme Seawater Temperatures

A new species of algae has been discovered in reef corals of the Persian (Arabian) Gulf where it helps corals to survive seawater temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius - temperatures that would kill corals elsewhere.

2 Mar 2015