Forests are among the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystems, hosting a myriad of tree, shrub, microbial and faunal species that interact to sustain a range of ecosystem processes. Biodiversity in ...

We are told the natural world is ‘breaking down’. But forests don’t work like aeroplanes or human hearts ...

Soil biodiversity is a key driver of ecosystem function, including nutrient cycling, organic-matter decomposition, plant productivity, climate regulation and pathogen control (with subsequent effects ...

Insects and spiders are important elements in the food webs of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. With declines in their biodiversity, the food supply for birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and small ...

Grassland degradation fundamentally reshapes how biodiversity supports ecosystem multifunctionality, shifting it from being plant-dominated to being mediated by soil microbes, according to a new study ...

Aquatic fungi are microorganisms that play a key role in the ecological balance of rivers. They help decompose organic matter ...

Target 8 of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Kumming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) is to “Minimize the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and build resilience.” It is ...

Freshwater ecosystems, including rivers, lakes, ponds, and wetlands, play a critical role in sustaining biodiversity, regulating biogeochemical cycles, and ...

This study examines the positive correlation between an area's wealth and biodiversity, known as the 'luxury effect.' The authors present an alternative framework for understanding links between socio ...

Biodiversity is the rich variety of living things that, woven together, support and sustain life on Earth. Biodiversity has many dimensions. It encompasses genes, organisms, species, and their ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 6, 2025) A study in Ecology Letters finds “severe degradation of ecosystem functioning in the form of loss of organic matter consumption and dramatic shifts in primary ...

Aquatic fungi are microorganisms that play a key role in the ecological balance of rivers. They help decompose organic matter ...