Intense harassment of females by male mosquitofish increases the ecosystem consequences of this highly invasive fish ...

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 ...

A new study has uncovered evidence of far-reaching ecosystem consequences following the disappearance of Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) from False Bay, South Africa. The research spans ...

The use of pesticides has grown exponentially since World War II, with many wartime chemicals transitioning to the consumer market, including the organochlorines (e.g., DDT) and organophosphates (e.g.

The effect of large herbivores on plant abundance and diversity depends more on their size and diet than whether they are native or introduced into their host ecosystems, according to a meta-analysis ...

Pesticide contamination continues to spread into protected areas, as documented by a study in Brazil of epilithic biofilms.

FIGURE 4.1 Schematic of potential ecological effects of a wind turbine that extend from phytoplankton to whales. The wind, blowing from left to right, decreases in energy as it moves across the ...