. Scientific Frontline: Ecology
Showing posts with label Ecology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ecology. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Soil Animal Trophic Diversity & Land Use

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This springtail (Collembola) is one of the tiny creatures in soil that, along with other animals like spiders and earthworms, contributes to...

Algal bloom crisis shows climate risks need evaluative governance

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"Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned, and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Predicting Sudden Species Range Collapses

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A great tit bird Photo Credit:  Tommes Frites Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Species Range Collapse The Co...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026

How Higher Temperatures Can Benefit (or Devastate) Bumble Bee Populations

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bumble bee (B. impatiens) Photo Credit:  Eduardo Goody Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Bumble Bee Climate V...
Sunday, May 3, 2026

Parasitology: In-Depth Description

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Parasitology is the scientific study of parasites, their hosts, and the intricate biochemical, physiological, and ecological relationships b...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

Nocturnal migratory birds follow rhythm of the moon

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Researchers have investigated how the moon affects the red-necked nightjar Photo Credit: Carlos Carmacho Scientific Frontline: Extended ...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

Forecasting with Fins: Sharks can improve ocean temperature predictions

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Photo Credit: ©Neil Hammerschlag Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Ocean Forecasting with Shark-Borne Sensors...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Just a few species can drive a plant community’s response to warming temperatures

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Warming experiments including B4WarmED, which is shown here and operated by the University of Minnesota, enabled a new analysis led by the U...

How can honeybees and wild bees coexist in cities?

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Urban beekeeping brings large colonies of honeybees into cities. These colonies then compete with local wild bee populations and may harm th...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Amazon understory forests show short-term boost in CO₂ uptake – but this comes at a cost

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Open-top chamber for the Experiment in the Central Amazon. Photo Credit: © Dado Galdieri Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance...

Bowhead whale recovery reflects century-old whaling patterns

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A bowhead whale swims through blue water toward ice Photo Credit: Vicki Beaver, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA FIsheries (Public Doma...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Goose poop could fuel a circular agriculture strategy

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Canada geese Photo Credit:  Alain Bonnardeaux Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Circular Agriculture via Blac...

Species and languages worldwide threatened by the consequences of European colonialism

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The Milne Bay River in New Guinea. New Guinea boasts a rich diversity of species and languages, which is coming under increasing pressure fr...
Saturday, April 18, 2026

Ancient poo reveals uncertain future for Antarctic seabirds

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The guano, or poo, of nesting birds has given researchers clues to the history of these sentinel seabirds.  Photo Credit: Angela Gallego-Sal...

Trait choice and selection key to helping corals survive heatwaves

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One-year-old, pedigree-tracked corals growing in an ocean nursery. Photo Credit: Dr Liam Lachs Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Gla...
Friday, April 17, 2026

Fires, winds and pests: the future of European forests

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Photo Credit:  Marek Piwnicki Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Climate-Induced Disturbances in European Fore...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Drought Takes a Heavy Toll on Bumblebees

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Bombus pascuorum, the common carder bumblebee, visiting a flower. This bumblebee species is the focus of the study. Photo Credit: Hanno Kort...

Birds caught stealing from their neighbors

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ʻiʻiwi (Drepanis coccinea) Photo Credit:  HarmonyonPlanetEarth ( CC BY 2.0 ) Changes Made: Enlarged, enhanced detail, color adjusted Scienti...

Ocean eddies are amplifying climate extremes in coastal seas

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Agulhas ocean currents on Feb 11, 2018 from OSCAR v2.0, Image Credit: NASA JPL, generated by Earth and Space Research, and visualized by ear...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Bats on a break: tracking the secret life of pond bats

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A pond bat from the study with a GPS tag on his back. Photo Credit: René Janssen Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summ...