Although the causes and consequences of contemporary ... a vast number of natural processes that can potentially maintain biodiversity. Biodiversity can be maintained by moderately intense ...

They Help Control Vegetation Capybaras are like the gardeners of wetlands. These hefty rodents munch on a variety of plants, ...

Parasites are often overlooked in biodiversity research and conservation efforts. That needs to change, says zombie ant researcher Charissa de Bekker.

Biodiversity close biodiversityThe range of ... Not only do we have moral and cultural reasons for conserving endangered species, but conservation: maintains the future possibility that plant ...

with higher biodiversity have fewer species that depend on just one other for food, shelter and maintaining their environment. With the example above, puffins could also eat molluscs and worms.

The main objective of this Socio-economic root cause analysis for the loss of biodiversity was to form a clear and complete picture of the socio-economic drivers influencing the loss biodiversity in ...

Intriguingly, the study also reveals that moderate levels of exotic species invasion may help maintain high biodiversity within ecosystems. This suggests that exotic species invasions could be ...