Animal "construction workers" rebuild natural landscapes more efficiently than humans ever could
Ecosystem engineers like beavers and tortoises help restore water cycles and tree cover to degraded habitats
Keystone predators could help mitigate the effects of climate change
Sea otters keep Aleutian kelp forests healthy
Sea-level rise is putting our marshes at risk
The effects of a higher sea level will ripple through entire ecosystems
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
Ant activity has outsize impacts on soil moisture and plant growth
Consortium member Madison Sankovitz explains her newly published research study
Inside the political deadlock of establishing Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean
Politics and culture collide as signatories argue over preserving fisheries and meeting conservation objectives
Measuring the health of huge ecosystems is possible with the help of tiny ants
A new study on ant communities in restored ecosystems underscores the importance of keeping forests and grasslands intact
How one invasive plant can change a rainforest
The mountain apple's entry into Indonesia a century ago still threatens biodiversity there
Humans appear to be worse for animals than radioactive fallout
Chernobyl's nuclear disaster reveals the unpredictability of evolution
Biodiversity doesn't just arise out of healthy ecosystems. It helps create them
Why researchers are starting to think differently about biodiversity
How this beautiful, invasive jellyfish adapts to dominate foreign ecosystems
My team combined work in the field and the lab to understanding how comb jellies work