A global cross-disciplinary team of scientists led by UNSW Sydney researchers has developed the first comprehensive classification of the world’s ecosystems across land, rivers and wetlands, and seas.

The common platform heralds a new era of global conservation and management policy applications. A global cross-disciplinary team of scientists led by UNSW Sydney researchers has developed the first ...

Wetlands, as critical "ecological kidneys" of the earth, perform irreplaceable functions such as water purification, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity ...

Ecosystem engineers—ranging from keystone species like elephants and beavers to foundation species like mangroves and coral reefs—fundamentally shape ...

One of the methods to assess Ecosystem Services (ES) - the benefits people obtain from ecosystems: the ES Matrix approach, has been increasingly used in the last decade. A review of its application ...

Coupled field observations and phytoclimatic modeling show that the distribution of African forest and savanna ecosystems are highly predictable by climate, researchers report in a new study. The ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Human-driven changes to landscapes worldwide are 'thinning out' the ecological services supplied by wild birds, eroding the ...

Nature classifies all trees into three main groups. Deciduous trees shed leaves seasonally. Evergreen trees remain green year-round. Coniferous trees ...