Ecology, The Environment and Conservation

This complex theme deals primarily with interactions between organisms and the environmental factors that impact them, but to a greater extent between individual inanimate environmental factors.

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Acidification affects the ability of bacteria to clean our oceans

“It is well known that the acidification of our oceans causes the degradation of coral reefs and disturbs the production of the calcareous shells of important…

New NASA satellite maps show human fingerprint on global air quality

“These changes in air quality patterns aren't random,” said Bryan Duncan, an atmospheric scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,…

Microplastics: Rhine One of the Most Polluted Rivers Worldwide

Tiny plastic particles smaller than five millimeters, so-called microplastics, are found in almost all waterbodies these days. They occur as intermediate…

Comparing nutrient pollution: the Indian Pamba River and the Weser

Researchers from the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) have conducted measurements in a densely populated river basin in India. Besides…

Theory of 'smart' plants may explain the evolution of global ecosystems

But what if the ecosystems of the world take their various forms because plant “decisions” make them that way? A new theory presented by Princeton University…

El Niño Warming Causes Significant Coral Damage in Central Pacific

Current El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean have created high water temperatures that are seriously damaging coral reefs, including those on Christmas…

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