How an organism that eats viruses may reshape our view of the food web
Virovory, the consumption of viruses for nutrients, could significantly impact the global carbon cycle and food web structures.
Tag: ecology
Stressed plants are very noisy, but you never listen
Plants also talk, and they talk a lot under stress, but we are not sure who listens to the different ...
Why do beavers build dams? Nature’s engineers can help us protect the environment
Beaver dams are great for maintaining the health of our ecosystems but it looks like both beavers and humans are ...
Most people think they’re doing more for the environment than everyone else — but that’s not how averages work
Ironically, it makes us put in less and less effort.
Beautiful ‘Capturing Ecology’ photo competition winners announced
Every year, the British Ecological Society runs the photo competition to "celebrate the diversity of ecology".
Climate change-induced forest fires threaten iconic conifers in western US
The Klamath is set to lose many of its iconic conifers, to be replaced by shrubs.
Fences threaten local fauna, instead of protecting it
Photo: conservationafrica.net In some parts of the world you can find fences that stretch for hundreds of miles, delimiting protected ...
Exotic plant species drive native plants into extinction contrary to reports
Native plants on a California reserve (in bloom on mounds in background) are found in marginal, patchy habitats following invasion ...