The biodiversity-ecosystem services relationship is a hot ... which is currently estimated to be 100 to 1000 times higher than average background rates (May 2010). How will losses of species ...

which is between 100 and 10,000 times the “background” rate (and projected to rise), will eliminate most species on Earth within the next century. Beyond its intrinsic value, biodiversity is necessary ...

The diversity of life is key to well-functioning ecosystems. EU rules aim to stop the loss of biodiversity and increase ...

Ecosystems close ecosystemThe living organisms in a particular area, together with the non-living components of the environment. with higher biodiversity have fewer species that depend on just one ...

Wetland biodiversity matters for our health, our food supply, for tourism and for jobs. Wetlands are vital for humans, for other ecosystems and for our climate, providing essential ecosystem ...

Smithsonian researchers study the ocean and freshwater ecosystems around the world. Using collections, SCUBA, submersibles, and more we ask questions about marine biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, ...

In October 2020, the hoofbeats of American bison thumped across the prairie of the Rosebud Reservation for the first time in ...

opportunities. At the heart of the issue are new standards that address the impacts of business activities on biodiversity loss, which is the degradation of natural ecosystems due to changes in ...

In this new study, the researchers looked at over 80 metrics describing multiple aspects of the structure, biodiversity, and functioning of the tropical forest ecosystem -- from soil nutrients and ...