An ecosystem is a particular environment where plant and animal species interact. As humans, we all play a role in our ecosystems — and as Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton explores in “Human Footprint” ...

Losing critical ecosystems will severely impact the economy through reduced food and energy security; damages to assets such as real estate, croplands and infrastructure; and health risks that impair ...

Researchers find the behavior of complex ecosystems can be predicted based on just two pieces of information: the number of species in the community and how strongly they interact with each other.

In 2019, the OECD estimated that Natural Ecosystem Services contributed $125-140 trillion of value each year, which it noted was almost one and a half times the size of global GDP. Source: World ...

Through the commodification of nature, the framing of the environment as a 'natural resource' or 'ecosystem service' has become increasingly prominent in international environmental governance. The ...

The increased popularity of natural climate solutions (NCS), which aim to protect and restore natural ecosystems to address climate change, has resulted in misunderstandings and confusion around what ...

The left graph illustrates the temporal variations in CH₄ and N₂O emissions from China's natural terrestrial ecosystems over the past four decades. The net GWP remains relatively stable, driven by ...

For decades, ecologists have puzzled over a mystery: Why do some natural habitats get overrun by invasive species while others seem to repel outside threats? In a classic 1958 book on the subject, the ...

The Calvin Ecosystem Preserve & Native Gardens preserves and restores 10 distinct natural community types as defined by the Michigan Natural Features Inventory. We are are dedicated to protecting and ...

University of Southampton provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. This is important because it underpins attitudes towards the kind of rivers people expect to live with, and therefore ...