Ecosystem engineers are plants or animals that create, modify or maintain habitats. As Joshua Larsen, an associate professor at the University of Birmingham, explains, beavers are a perfect example of ...

Vegetation Control through Grazing Capybaras are nature's lawn mowers. As dedicated herbivores, they graze tirelessly on ...

Eutrophication is also associated with major changes in aquatic community structure ... Porter, K. G. The plant-animal interface in freshwater ecosystems. American Scientist 65, 159-170 (1977).

KARWAR: Marine life in and around Karwar is healthy and rich with aquatic life, as per researchers at Department of Marine ...

While Lokhandwala Lake—birder’s paradise with over 100 species, including migratory birds—still awaits wetland status, as ...

Following the discovery of golden mussels in California, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is taking steps to prevent the invasive ...

The banks of the mighty Meghna River, in some areas, are littered with an alarming number of dead fish and other aquatic species. Shocking levels of industrial pollution are to blame for this, experts ...

Scientists are worried about chemicals from burned materials (heavy metals, plastics, fire retardants) polluting the ocean.

A new study reveals the profound ecological effects of wolves and other large carnivores in Yellowstone National Park, ...

A research team at Clarkson University recently published a study about a plant-based alternative to traditional chemical methods of combating Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).

Seagrasses and phytoplankton near the ocean’s surface form the base of the aquatic ... seagrass ecosystems help protect animals with shells or external skeletons. Like land plants and seagrasses ...

A new study has unveiled the far-reaching ecological impact of wolves and other large carnivores in Yellowstone National Park ...