Work in the chemical ecology and tropical diversity laboratory focuses on direct and indirect trophic interactions in complex biotic communities with emphases on global change, documenting the ...
Phys.org: Researchers challenge claim of a strong Yellowstone trophic cascade after wolf reintroduction
A new analysis challenges one of the most publicized claims about Yellowstone's wolves. In a detailed comment published in Global Ecology and Conservation, researchers from Utah State University and ...
Researchers challenge claim of a strong Yellowstone trophic cascade after wolf reintroduction
Phys.org: Restoring predators, restoring ecosystems: Yellowstone wolves and other carnivores drive strong trophic cascade
Restoring predators, restoring ecosystems: Yellowstone wolves and other carnivores drive strong trophic cascade
Science Daily: Microphytobenthos in the Dutch Wadden Sea feeds on 'left-overs' in the bottom
Microphytobenthos in the Dutch Wadden Sea feeds on 'left-overs' in the bottom
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The main subdisciplines of ecology, population (or community) ecology and ecosystem ecology, differ in their contrasting paradigms. The former focuses on organisms' distribution and abundance, while the latter focuses on materials and energy fluxes.
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Ecology is one of the most foundational fields in environmental science, and understanding it opens the door to dozens of rewarding careers and research paths. This guide covers what ecology actually is (and what it isn't), its history, its many sub-disciplines, and where the field is heading in the years ahead.