Nonlethal parasites reduce how much their wild hosts eat, leading to ecosystem effects
Deer, caribou, bison and other similar animals are often infected by a range of internal parasites, including worms called helminths….
Forestry
Forestry is the science and art of managing, conserving, and utilizing forests and their resources to meet the needs of society while ensuring environmental sustainability. Forests cover about 31% of the Earth’s land area and play a critical role in maintaining ecological balance, supporting biodiversity, and combating climate change.
Arctic lakes are vanishing in surprise climate finding
The Arctic is no stranger to loss. As the region warms nearly four times faster than the rest of the…
Million-year-old Arctic sedimentary record sheds light on climate mystery
New research, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and published recently in the journal Climate of the Past, is…
Changes in marine ecosystems going undetected
Existing ways of calculating biodiversity dynamics are not very effective in detecting wholesale species community change due to the effects…
Combing the cosmos: New color catalog aids hunt for life on frozen worlds
Aided by microbes found in the subarctic conditions of Canada’s Hudson Bay, an international team of scientists has created the…
Tracking the journey of mangroves in southern Japan
Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees found in the coastal waters of the tropics and subtropics around the world. Mangrove forests play…
For 400 years, Indigenous tribes buffered climate’s impact on wildfires in the American Southwest
Devastating megafires are becoming more common, in part, because the planet is warming. But a new study led by SMU…
As sea ice retreats, narwhals are changing their migration patterns
Narwhals are changing their migration patterns in response to pressure from changing Arctic climates, a new UBC report has found….
Land use: Greater differentiation in evaluating climate protection measures
LMU researchers have developed a new method that makes it possible to assess the direct effects of human land use…
Indian wolf among world’s most endangered and distinct wolves
The Indian wolf could be far more endangered than previously recognized, according to a study from the University of California,…