The findings have implications for the stability of the food web on the beach, and for ecosystems that are heavily reliant on resource inputs from other ecosystems. “The kelp forest and the ...

The Role of Underground Forests in Local Ecosystems. ... Because so little of the forest is visible, it’s easy for outsiders to overlook their importance or even destroy it unknowingly.

Higher levels of multiple ecosystem services are found in forests with more tree species. Nature Communications , 2013; 4: 1340 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2328 Cite This Page : ...

Critical ecosystem services and biodiversity are generally delivered more effectively by native forests than by tree plantations, according to a new global study assessing the merits of various ...

Revealing synchrony’s role in these ecosystems fills a key knowledge gap in our understanding of the connection of reef and beach. “The kelp forest and the beach are both highly dynamic ecosystems,” ...

(Complex kelps differ from simple kelps in a few ways, including that they have distinct stems and leaves.) More recently, genetics helped push that date back to at least 30 million years .

The longleaf pine sand hill ecosystem found in the Forest also has fast-draining sandy soil and is dependent on fire. But, unlike the scrub, fires are frequent and low to the ground.

Strikingly simple means of diagnosing ecosystem health uncovered. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 09 / 210929142708.htm ...

Trekking here takes you into the land of rare wildlife including gorillas and forest elephants. The dense canopy keeps the ...

For hundreds of years, the island nation of Japan has seen various examples of efforts to conserve its coastal ecosystems, vital to its fisheries. An 1897 law created protection forests to ...

In a study published in the journal Nature Communications on November 1, scientists describe a seagrass ecosystem in the Bahamas that could be the biggest in the world. It is estimated to cover an ...