Species differ from one another in their resource use, environmental tolerances, and interactions with other species, such that species composition has a major influence on ecosystem functioning ...

All major components of our environment - land ... and biodiversity loss have detrimental effects on the very ecosystem services that support local communities, national economies, and overall human ...

This chemical energy is the major source of energy supporting these ecosystems in their entirety, and before photosynthesis evolved, all of life on Earth was sustained in similar ways by the use ...

A review by marine biologists from The University of Western Australia has identified a need to prioritize future research of the Indian Ocean's diverse deep-sea ecosystems. Dr. Elin Thomas and Dr ...