This two-part blog post is adapted from a presentation held in December 2024. Presenters and authors: Sean Bertalot, student with Sarah Collins studying limnology and ecosystem ecology in Jackson Lake ...

A study conducted by researchers from Murdoch University in Australia and Dalian Ocean University in China has found that ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 6, 2025) A study in Ecology Letters finds “severe degradation of ecosystem functioning in the form of loss of organic matter consumption and dramatic shifts in primary ...

Eutrophication is a leading cause of impairment of many freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems in the world. Why should we worry about eutrophication and how is this problem managed? Eutrophication ...

The ecology of an upstate New York stream rebounded to its natural state within three years after a small dam was removed, highlighting how quickly aquatic ecosystems can recover, according to a new ...

A man in glasses looks into a fish tank in which fish of many colors are swimming. Ecotoxicologist Bob Wong studies how fish change when exposed to the antidepressant medication fluoxetine. Credit: ...

Microbial communities are important indicators of ecological degradation in the tropics, often reflecting levels of disturbance and contamination in rivers and streams. In an attempt to monitor the ...

William Andrew Thompson is currently a MITACS Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biology at McMaster University. He was awarded the Eyes High doctoral scholarship at the University of Calgary, ...

Anthony Ricciardi receives research funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and from the Bieler School of Environment (McGill University). He is a member of the ...

Cocaine shark. I’m not talking about a budget horror movie but a peek into how our global drug habits have long-lasting consequences. Last year, a group of scientists took to the waters off the coast ...