In productive ecosystems, larger animals capture more energy per species—but human pressure is reshaping the balance

How does an ecosystem distribute its energy across body sizes? A new study suggests the answer depends on where you are—and ...
OPB

Northwest ecosystems changed dramatically when wolves were nearly exterminated, study finds

Ecosystems in the Northwest were heavily shaped by wolves before they were nearly wiped out of the region, a new study finds. By the 1930s, gray wolves were nearly gone in Oregon and the rest of the ...
Science Daily

A new way to determine whether a species will successfully invade an ecosystem

A formula can be used to predict what happens when a new species is introduced into an ecosystem -- whether it will establish itself in the community or fail to gain a foothold and die out. When a new ...
Post and Courier

Bugs are a critical part of South Carolina’s ecosystem. Their global decline worries scientists.

South Carolina’s insects are a critical part of the state’s ecosystem. But insect populations across the globe are in decline. And while most of South Carolina’s beneficial insects appear to be stable ...