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.

Vines choke a forest's ability to capture carbon, Smithsonian scientists report

As abandoned agricultural land in the tropics is taken over by forests, scientists expect these new forests to mop up industrial quantities of atmospheric…

Moving ‘Natural Capital’ From Metaphor to Reality

But so far, achieving an actual measurable value for this “natural capital” has remained elusive, says Eli Fenichel, an assistant professor of bioeconomics and…

Agricultural Fires Light Up Central Africa

MODIS detected hundreds of active fires (location marked in red) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and northeastern Angola, a sign that the agricultural…

Africa’s Longest-Known Terrestrial Wildlife Migration Discovered

Researchers have documented the longest-known terrestrial migration of wildlife in Africa – up to several thousand zebra covering a distance of 500km (more…

Ebola vaccine success highlights dilemma of testing on captive chimps to save wild apes

This unprecedented study, published in the journal PNAS, shows that 'orphan' vaccines – which never complete the expensive licensing process for human use -…

Rapid evolution aids spread of exotic plant species

The Pyrenean rocket (Sisymbrium austriacum subsp. Chrysanthum) is a plant that grows in the mountains of southern Europe and is particularly prevalent in the…

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