Mangrove forests protect tropical coasts from storms, store large amounts of carbon and provide vital habitats for plants and ...

Introduced species can wreak havoc on native ecosystems. Many states are flooding their waterways with them.

This refers to DNA from animals that is found in the environment as a result of natural shedding. Think: dead skin, feces, ...

The world's freshwater lakes are under increasing threat by the proliferation of dozens of invasive species of large animals, according to the first ever global assessment. From hippos in Colombia to ...

Seagrasses are one of the most widespread marine ecosystems on Earth, covering around 300,000 square kilometers of seabed in ...

Freshwater ecosystems across the United States are absorbing the consequences of decades-old decisions to import large non-native species for aquaculture, pest control, and the pet trade. From black ...

To date, there are no wind turbines of the Great Lakes, much less Lake Michigan — though it isn’t for lack of wind. The wind ...

Imagine a wild, feral goldfish surviving in a habitat it was never meant to enter. In Canadian waters, such creatures are not uncommon; apparently, goldfish are now established in multiple provinces, ...

Without fanfare, the Australian government has published the latest snapshot on its progress toward halting and reversing the loss of Australia’s biodiversity – our unique wildlife, plants and nature ...

Brazil is not only a country of continental proportions and demographic weight. It is an increasingly coherent model of strategic capitalism — one that blends family ownership logic, sectoral mastery, ...

From shorebirds flying between their Arctic breeding grounds and southerly foraging ranges to freshwater fish returning to native spawning streams, migratory animals are struggling. About half of all ...

Retired Texas A&M ecologist Kirk Winemiller outlined his “Periodic Table of Niches” concept during UMSL’s Margalef Seminar, inspiring students and faculty.