Tag: ecosystem health

Dead animals imbue ecosystems with fresh nutrients long after scavengers have picked their bones clean, according to new research. Scientists observed the effect that red deer (Cervus elaphus) carcasses had...

If you want to know how healthy an ecosystem is, wouldn’t it help to have a list a vital signs — the sort of summary a doctor uses to check...

An interdisciplinary team in the United Kingdom has designed a “sonic kayak” that researchers and citizen scientists can use to eavesdrop on the ecosystem below and obtain underwater sound and...