Invasive in the U.S., lifesaver Down Under
Researchers from the University of Southern Florida revealed that a monitor lizard should be regarded as an “ecosystem engineer,” a rarity for reptiles.
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OSU researchers prove fish-friendly detection method to be more sensitive than electrofishing
Scientists at Oregon State University have found that sampling stream water for evidence of the presence of various species using environmental DNA, known as eDNA, can be more accurate than electrofishing, without disrupting the fish.
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Eutrophication turns aquatic omnivores into vegetarians
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam found that the feeding behavior of several invertebrate animals in aquatic food webs is drastically changed by increasing inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus into surface waters.
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Dead Trees Fuel Wildfire Severity in Sierra Nevada
UC Davis scientists found that the presence of recently dead trees on the landscape was a driver of wildfire severity for two large fires that occurred toward the end of the drought and documents the important role recently dead trees can play in exacerbating fire severity.
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Identifying Where to Reforest After Wildfire
A UC Davis team collected post-fire recovery data to develop a unique tool to better understand where to focus forest regeneration efforts.
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Beating the “billion-dollar bug” is a shared burden
A new study suggests that slowing the resurgence of western corn rootworm may require a larger-scale strategy than previously thought.
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Joint impacts of climate change and forest degradation on the survival of Himalayan birds
With increased upward migration of species due to climate change, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science found that this migration only maintained species survival rates when moving to intact forests.
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Non-tenured and female faculty feeling COVID burdens, study says
Junior and female ecology and evolutionary biology faculty are most negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study done by Purdue University and Colorado State University researchers.
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Could fishermen hold the key to conservation of ocean species?
Scientists who track-and-trace fish for a living claim that analysing seawater can tell us the richest story of what lies beneath the waves.
Read More Women, parents and early-career faculty in ecology most impacted by COVID‐19
A study of the impacts of COVID-19 in an academic setting shows that female faculty, early-career researchers and those in caretaking roles have been most impacted by the pandemic.
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