Ecosystems

Ecosystems are systems formed by living organisms interacting with their environment, including both biotic components (plants, animals, microbes) and abiotic components (soil, water, climate). Ecosystem structure and function are influenced by external factors, such as climate, and internal factors, such as species interactions, decomposition, and succession. Ecosystems are dynamic, with the capacity to resist and recover from disturbances – a property known as ecological resilience. They provide goods and services essential to humans, including food, water, air purification, and pollination, but can be disrupted or degraded by human impacts, pollution, habitat fragmentation, and invasive species.

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Image of the day: Daugavpils along the Upper Daugava

In south-eastern Latvia, the city of Daugavpils sits at a point where the Daugava River begins to slow and widen, transitioning from a largely natural…
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How climate change intensifies the dangers of microplastic pollution

Increased toxicity from plastic pollution in a warmer climate is highly likely to be affecting whole ecosystems, with potentially disproportionate impacts on apex predators such…
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Mountains face faster climate change, with risks for billions

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Multifunctional land use strategies that benefit nature, people and climateClimate

Multifunctional land use strategies that benefit nature, people and climate

Researchers at Universities of Göttingen and Kassel analyse models of multifunctional land use Summary: Land use sits at the center of today’s interconnected crises, from…
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Image of the day: Restoring the wetlands of Panama’s Parita Bay

Stretching along the Pacific coast of central Panama, the wetlands of Parita Bay form one of the country’s most important habitats for migratory birds and…
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Insects disappearing even in pristine mountain ecosystemsScience

Insects disappearing even in pristine mountain ecosystems

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that insect populations are rapidly declining even in relatively undisturbed landscapes, raising…
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Marine protected areas help kelp forests recover from marine heatwavesClimate

Marine protected areas help kelp forests recover from marine heatwaves

Marine Protected Areas can boost the recovery of globally important kelp forests following marine heatwaves, according to new research in Journal of Applied Ecology Summary:…
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Scientists outline bold food system reforms to reverse global land degradationScience

Scientists outline bold food system reforms to reverse global land degradation

Imperative to ‘bend the curve’ of land degradation by reducing food waste, unlocking sustainable ocean-based food potential and restoring half of degraded lands by 2050…
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