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Activity Levels of Lizards are Less Constrained by Warming Temperatures

Spring is here and ectotherms, or animals dependent on external sources to raise their body temperature, are becoming more active. Recent studies have shown that as the average global temperature increases, some lizards may spend more time in the shade and less time eating and reproducing, which could endanger many species.

2 Apr 2015

Marine Ecosystems Can Take Thousands of Years to Recover from Climate-Related Upheavals

A 30-foot-long core sample of Pacific Ocean seafloor is changing what we know about ocean resiliency in the face of rapidly changing climate. A new study reports that marine ecosystems can take thousands, rather than hundreds, of years to recover from climate-related upheavals.

31 Mar 2015

Natural, Anthropogenic Disturbances Can Reduce Resistance of Ecosystems to Changing Climatic Conditions

Undisturbed ecosystems can be resistant to changing climatic conditions, but this resistance is reduced when ecosystems are subject to natural or anthropogenic disturbances. Plants are particularly sensitive to climatic changes in early life stages and even small climatic changes can cause vegetation shifts when ecosystems are disturbed by fires, insect outbreaks or other disturbances.

30 Mar 2015

Ecosystem Services Provided By Different Wetland Types Not Being Considered in Wetland Restoration

Most efforts to protect and restore wetlands mistakenly focus on preserving only total wetland area, with no consideration of ecosystem services provided by different wetland types, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.

25 Mar 2015

Climate Change Adaptation Measures Could Further Threaten Local and Global Ecosystems

Adapting to climate change could have profound environmental repercussions, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia.

23 Mar 2015

Induced Terrestrial Plant Defences Affect Functioning of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

Chemical changes that occur in tree leaves after being attacked by insects and mammals can impact nearby streams, which rely on fallen plant material as a food source, report scientists from the University of Chicago Department of Ecology and Evolution.

19 Mar 2015

Unusually Warm Ocean Conditions Reducing Marine Productivity in Waters off the West Coast

Large-scale climate patterns that affect the Pacific Ocean indicate that waters off the West Coast have shifted toward warmer, less productive conditions that may affect marine species from seabirds to salmon, according to the 2015 State of the California Current Report delivered to the Pacific Fishery Management Council.

19 Mar 2015

Six Natural Science Principles Identified to Ensure Success of Payments for Ecosystem Services Initiative

A team of investors, development organizations, conservationists, economists, and ecologists have published in the journal Science six natural science principles to ensure success of Payments for Ecosystem Services, mechanisms that have helped preserve carbon stocks stored in Madagascar's rainforests, maintain wildlife populations important for tourism in Tanzania, and protect watersheds in France by working with local farmers.

16 Mar 2015

Dynamic Ocean Management Could Help React Quickly to Protect Vulnerable Ecosystems

Ocean ecosystems around the world are threatened by overfishing, extensive shipping routes, energy exploration, pollution and other consequences of ocean-based industry. Data exist that could help protect these vulnerable ecosystems, but current management strategies often can't react quickly enough to new information, said San Diego State University biologist Rebecca Lewison.

13 Mar 2015

Researchers Report that Growing Periods of Vegetation Have Changed Worldwide

Are leaves and buds developing earlier in the spring? And do leaves stay on the trees longer in autumn? Do steppe ecosystems remaining green longer and are the savannas becoming drier and drier? In fact, over recent decades, the growing seasons have changed everywhere around the world. This was determined by a doctoral candidate at the Goethe University as part of an international collaboration based on satellite data.

9 Mar 2015

Ecosystems News

Activity Levels of Lizards are Less Constrained by Warming Temperatures

Marine Ecosystems Can Take Thousands of Years to Recover from Climate-Related Upheavals

Natural, Anthropogenic Disturbances Can Reduce Resistance of Ecosystems to Changing Climatic Conditions

Ecosystem Services Provided By Different Wetland Types Not Being Considered in Wetland Restoration

Climate Change Adaptation Measures Could Further Threaten Local and Global Ecosystems

Induced Terrestrial Plant Defences Affect Functioning of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

Unusually Warm Ocean Conditions Reducing Marine Productivity in Waters off the West Coast

Six Natural Science Principles Identified to Ensure Success of Payments for Ecosystem Services Initiative

Dynamic Ocean Management Could Help React Quickly to Protect Vulnerable Ecosystems

Researchers Report that Growing Periods of Vegetation Have Changed Worldwide

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