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.

Not so biodegradable

New study finds bio-based plastic and plastic-blend textiles do not biodegrade in the ocean. First-of-its-kind experiment off Scripps Pier finds only natural fibers degrade in the marine environment; plastic fabrics…

Coastal ecosystems are a net greenhouse gas sink

From mangroves to fjords, coastal ecosystems can take up or emit greenhouse gases. But globally, they’re a vital sink. A new greenhouse gas budget shows coastal ecosystems globally are a…

Half of world’s largest lakes losing water

Climate change, human consumption and sedimentation contributing to decline. More than 50 percent of the largest lakes in the world are losing water, according to a groundbreaking new assessment published…

African smoke over the Amazon

At certain times in the year, more soot particles reach the Amazon rainforest from bush fires in Africa than from regional fires. The Brazilian rainforest is one of the world’s…

Porous crystals made from plant extracts purify water

… from pharmaceutical pollutants. Researchers from Stockholm University have developed porous crystals made from pomegranate extract to capture and degrade pharmaceutical molecules found in local municipal wastewater. The research is…

Climate change puts penguins on the move

For decades, a research team from the University of Jena has travelled regularly to the Antarctic. Its most recent observations of Antarctic wildlife paint a clear picture of climate change…

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