Many of the most damaging invasions do not simply subtract species; they fundamentally remodel the environment, altering habitats, rewiring interactions, and shifting processes in ways that species ...

Plant species can fulfill different functions within an ecosystem, even if they are closely related to each other. This surprising conclusion was reached by a global analysis of around 1.7 million ...

In agricultural landscapes, the role of ecological infrastructures such as habitat patches and corridors is crucial to sustaining pollinator diversity.

Sea urchins climb onto kelp when their densities are so high they remove all drift kelp and then actively forage on attached, living kelp. (Credit: Steve Lonhart / NOAA MBNMS) Tipping points are the ...

Rare and powerful compounds, known as keystone molecules, can build a web of invisible interactions among species. The biological world is awash in chemical signals. Ants lead their nest mates to food ...