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Adaptive and Translational Approaches Needed to Manage Ecosystems Under Climate Change

In a Perspective, Stephen Jackson argues that a static view of ecosystem processes is no longer sufficient to inform conservation and natural resource management approaches.

3 Sep 2021

Study Quantifies the Significance of Insects in the Decomposition of Wood

The rate of decomposition of deadwood in forests relies on the climate as well as on insects and fungi. An international group of researchers has determined the yearly contribution made by deadwood to the global carbon cycle and assessed the significance of insects in the decomposition of wood for the first time.

2 Sep 2021

Organic Molecules Help Retain Iron Content in Greenland and Antarctic Waters

Insufficient iron content is a limiting factor for the growth of algae in the oceans. More dissolved iron present in the ocean East of Greenland as a result of melting of the Greenland ice sheet does not facilitate more algal growth in the region.

1 Sep 2021

Dams do not Adequately Support Cold-Water Ecosystems, Study Finds

Dams poorly mimic the temperature patterns California streams require to support the state's native salmon and trout -- more than three-quarters of which risk extinction.

27 Aug 2021

Global Models Underestimate Future Climate Change Impacts on the World's Marine Ecosystems

Protecting marine ecosystems and fisheries from climate change is a global priority but a new QUT-led, international study finds that our lack of understanding for how marine systems function is muddying the waters.

27 Aug 2021

Study Illustrates Positive Relationship Between Marine Biodiversity and Ocean Temperature Over Geological Timescales

During the Cenozoic era, warmer oceans harbored more species with similar functional roles, according to a new study, which reveals how ocean temperature shapes biodiversity and biogeographic patterns over geological timescales.

27 Aug 2021

Impact of Climate Change on Human Health and Well-Being

Caleb Dresser, MD, MPH, attending physician in Emergency Department, recent graduate of Fellowship in Climate and Human Health at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

26 Aug 2021

Safe Passages for Species Adapting to Climate Change are Under-Protected, Warns Study

Safe passages for species adapting to climate change aren't always being protected, a new study by the University of Liverpool warns.

26 Aug 2021

Urbanization Seriously Threatens Farmland Bird Communities

Urbanization is one of the most drastic forms of land-use change, and its negative consequences on biodiversity have been studied extensively in temperate countries such as Germany.

26 Aug 2021