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.

innovations-report offers informative reports and articles on topics such as climate protection, landscape conservation, ecological systems, wildlife and nature parks and ecosystem efficiency and balance.

No one-size-fits-all approach in a changing climate, changing land

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Aarhus University in Denmark have, for the first time, found a way to determine the potential combined…

New analysis links tree height to climate

Both factors — resource allocation and hydraulic limitation — might play a role, and a scientific debate has arisen as to which factor (or what combination)…

Scientists study 'talking' turtles in Brazilian Amazon

Turtles are well known for their longevity and protective shells, but it turns out these reptiles use sound to stick together and care for young, according to…

Giant Amazon fish becoming extinct in many fishing communities, saved in others

The team compared mainstream bioeconomic theory — which policymakers have depended on in order to protect fish populations — with the lesser-known…

Conservation assessment of Madagascar's unique reptiles: Highly threatened – not yet over the edge

Forest clearance threatens the island's snakes and lizards, whilst illegal collecting for trade and consumption heavily affects tortoises and turtles. Yet,…

Climate change, predators, and the trickle down effects on ecosystems

A symposium focusing on climate's effects on predators—causing cascading effects on whole ecosystems — will take place on Tuesday, August 12th during the…

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