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ecosystem services

Reintroducing sea otters is good for the environment and the economy, and both matter

More sea otters are detrimental to fisheries income, but economic gains in other sectors outweigh these losses

Researchers study the economics of mangroves by looking at nighttime satellite photos

Coastlines with wide bands of mangroves are relatively well-protected from economic downturn after hurricanes

Caterpillar Costa Rica

gailhampshire via Flickr

Wasps are parasitizing caterpillars less often under climate change

Changing interactions could lead to a decline in important ecosystem services like pest control

Cerlin Ng / Flickr

How one invasive plant can change a rainforest

The mountain apple's entry into Indonesia a century ago still threatens biodiversity there