Deep ocean currents around Antarctica headed for collapse, study finds
The deep ocean circulation that forms around Antarctica could be headed for collapse, say scientists.
Earth Sciences
Mar 29, 2023
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News tagged with ecosystems
New index helps identify 55 unprotected marine protected areas
A new Paper Park Index (PPI) developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia's Sea Around Us initiative helped identify 55 marine protected areas (MPAs) across the world where enough fishing takes place to ...
Ecology
Mar 24, 2023
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Most of world's salt marshes likely to be underwater by 2100, study concludes
Cape Cod's salt marshes are as iconic as they are important. These beautiful, low-lying wetlands are some of the most biologically productive ecosystems on Earth. They play an outsized role in nitrogen cycling, act as carbon ...
Environment
Mar 29, 2023
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Global analysis shows soil ecosystems under stress
By statistically analyzing data from around the world, scientists have determined that multiple natural and human stressors are reducing levels of biodiversity and soil functioning in soil ecosystems. The number and specific ...
Ecology
Mar 28, 2023
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Conserving wildlife can help mitigate climate change by supercharging ecosystem carbon sinks
Protecting wildlife across the world could significantly enhance natural carbon capture and storage by supercharging ecosystem carbon sinks, a new study led by Yale School of the Environment Oastler Professor of Population ...
Ecology
Mar 28, 2023
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Damage caused by deep-seabed mining would be extensive and irreversible, reveals updated report
A new report published by Fauna & Flora reveals growing evidence of the risks associated with deep-seabed mining—including that its negative impacts are likely to be extensive and irreversible. Once lost, deep-sea biodiversity ...
Ecology
Mar 27, 2023
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The role of our parks in the fight against climate change
Urban green areas, including parks and gardens, are a fundamental part of our cities and are, on many occasions, the only contact that humans have with nature.
Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 2023
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A framework to evaluate preparedness for ocean acidification
In a paper published today in the journal Environmental Research Letters, an international research team composed of scientists affiliated with more than a dozen institutions, including the California Academy of Sciences, ...
Environment
Mar 28, 2023
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Study: Sea-level rise is double-edged sword for carbon storage
Coastal ecosystems are a natural storehouse for carbon, with policymakers looking to bays, marshes, and seaside forests as nature-based solutions to help combat climate change. But the capacity of these ecosystems to take ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 30, 2023
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The current status and future trends of forest understory vegetation
A review published in the journal Forestry Research focuses on understory vegetation biodiversity, regeneration, biomass, nutrient content and storage, carbon and nitrogen relationships, functional traits, litter decomposition, ...
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Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms (biotic factors) in an area functioning together with all of the physical (abiotic) factors of the environment. An ecosystem is a unit of interdependent organisms which share the same habitat. Ecosystems usually form a number of food webs which show the interdependence of the organisms within the ecosystem.
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