Discover the causes, impacts, and solutions to global biodiversity loss, and how conservation protects species and ecosystems ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 448, No. 1/2 (March 2020), pp. 265-276 (12 pages) Aims Current studies on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning have mostly focused on plant communities.

Grassland degradation fundamentally reshapes how biodiversity supports ecosystem multifunctionality, shifting it from being ...

Marine ecosystems are experiencing rapid and pervasive changes in biodiversity and species composition. Understanding the ecosystem consequences of these changes is critical to effectively managing ...

This study examines the positive correlation between an area's wealth and biodiversity, known as the 'luxury effect.' The authors present an alternative framework for understanding links between socio ...

A University of Minnesota research reserve, known for its role in biodiversity studies, recently celebrated 75 years of work. Since the launch of the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve in 1942, ...

Human influence across centuries continues to define biodiversity and carbon storage in the world's largest rainforest, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 5, 2020) A new study conducted by researchers at McGill University investigated phytoplankton (microscopic algae) response and resilience to Roundup exposure. “Community ...

New research shows that biodiversity is important not just at the traditional scale of short-term plot experiments—in which ecologists monitor the health of a single meadow, forest grove, or pond ...

If we are to begin to rebalance our relationship with nature, we must first establish how out of kilter things are. But ecosystems are complex and no single measure can capture all the changes human ...