Accounting for long-term change in ecosystem management
It’s no surprise to many wildlife managers that invasive species might affect the stability of an ecosystem. For example, invasive species could potentially edge ...
ecosystems
Wolves alter Minnesota wetlands
Wolves in Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park are changing the wetlands ecosystem there, researchers found, due to their appetite for beavers. “Wolves eat a lot ...
Soundscapes reveal habitat quality
By setting out recorders in the middle of ecosystems, researchers have developed unique audio “fingerprints” representing the whole system to tell them whether ...
Unique partnership preserves unique California ecosystems
Before California’s Central Valley became known as an agricultural powerhouse, it contained one of the largest expanses of streamside forest and wetland habitat ...
What makes a ‘rewilding’ effort successful
Regardless it’s focused on a river floodplain or an entire national park, the success of a restoration project depends on more than just the reintroduction of ...
Video: Where do humans fit in the ecosystem?
At the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington last Sunday, a group of cross-disciplinary scientists from the Santa ...
Report says Canadian ecosystems need improvement
A report recently released by Parks Canada says that almost half the parks in the country include an ecosystem in fair to poor condition. The agency’s 2016 State ...
Invasive species bigger threat in developing countries
As invasive species expand to new regions wreaking havoc on native species and ecosystems, researchers recently examined the impact of these invasions on countries ...