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 ...
A series of wildfire experiments conducted at UC San Diego carry implications for aquatic ecosystems in areas such as the Sierra Nevada mountains. In devasting cases dotting the globe in recent years, ...
(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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
An ecosystem is normally defined as a complex of all living (plants, animals, microorganisms) and non-living (soil, climate) components interacting as a functional unit in a certain area. Each ...