The biodiversity ... ecosystems to mankind are collectively referred to as ecosystem services. Anthropogenic activities impact the diversity of organisms found in ecosystems aboveground and ...

Climate change and other human-driven (anthropogenic) environmental changes will continue to cause biodiversity loss ... This fundamental metric of ecosystem function has relevance for global ...

Are material cycles in an ecosystem with few species changed? In order to find this out, the "Jena Experiment" was established in 2002, one of the largest biodiversity experiments ... ultimately lead ...

NorEcoFun group studies biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in Northern ecosystems – boreal forest and tundra. We focus on plant communities, which form the foundation of ecosystems. This ...

"Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning do matter to human beings," Eyal Frank, an economist at the University of Chicago and one of the authors of the vulture study, told the Times. "And it's not ...

These changes can harm biodiversity and ecosystem function. Ecosystem function is important for supporting plant and animal communities and ensuring our long-term survival. The main threats facing ...

Last year, much of the world's largest coral reef system was transformed into a white boneyard, featuring ghostly silhouettes ...

While their impact on marine ecosystems has been widely studied, research on the effects of microplastics on land is lacking.

We can’t price biodiversity, but we know that the ecosystem is worth more alive ... 69% worldwide between 1970 and 2018. It’s a function of timbering, agriculture, and climate change.

Micro/nanoplastics (MNPs), plastic particles and fibers with sizes ranging from nanometers (≥ 1 nm) to micrometers (≤ 5 mm) ...