Earth is a single planetary-scale ecosystem, and changes in one part of that system will inevitably affect the whole system to one degree or another.
Tag: EcoSystems
Marine Ecosystems, Drifting Away
Evolution is slower than short term species adaptation. Rapid environmental change means most species have only three options: adapt, migrate, or perish.
The Tongass, home to unique and beautiful ecosystems
Tongass logging affects both land and aquatic ecosystems. Carbon sequestration and Alaskan fisheries are both impacted
Ecosystem migration and evolution
Ecosystem evolution is the critical threat Anthropocene climate change brings.
Arctic phytoplankton, mysteriously healthy
Ecological studies are not like political discussions where the facts are easily ignored.
Heat and trees: The forests of the future
Heat from climate warming forces changes in forest ecosystems. Managing those changes is vital.
California kelp forests: Ecosystems in distress
California kelp forests are under threat from heat and predation.
Species adaptation to climate change
Ecosystems migrate to fulfill the collective needs of the species populating them.
Environmental DNA: What is it and why does it matter
Environmental DNA is improving the quality of our ecological research.
Crop diversity leads to healthy ecosystems
Greater biodiversity creates increased stability in an ecosystem.