What are keystone species, and why do they matter?
2024年11月28日 · A keystone species can be an animal, plant or microorganism. Coral is instrumental in creating diverse reef ecosystems. In the plant kingdom, keystone species …
5 keystone species that need protecting - The World Economic …
2021年8月25日 · As the name suggests, keystone species are organisms that play a key role in and have a disproportionate impact on their surrounding ecosystem. Without these species, …
Otters' sea urchin diet is a lesson in balanced ecosystems | World ...
2021年3月26日 · In an ecosystem, predators known as a ‘keystone species’ help control populations of prey. At least 8 million species of plants and animals on earth today live …
How the sixth extinction crisis can be stalled – or stopped
2023年2月10日 · De-extinction reverses plant and animal extinctions by creating new proxy versions of previously lost species. Conservationists frame de-extinction as “deep ecological …
Positive tipping points: a credible way to hit climate goals
2024年7月8日 · Nature already has myriad built-in feedback loops, including some strongly self-amplifying ones. These are why ecosystems like coral reefs or biomes like the Amazon …
Rewilding: letting nature do its own thing - The World Economic …
2022年10月10日 · Rewilding examples can include reintroducing missing species and setting aside large areas for nature to grow on its own terms, explains conservation organization …
Here’s Why Sea Otters, Hummingbirds And Wolves Are Keystone …
The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to …
Why the human race must become a multiplanetary species
2021年12月9日 · Becoming a multiplanetary species could protect the future of the human race and help humanity reach its full potential. Human habitation across multiple planets will create …
What are biodiversity hotspots and why do they matter?
2023年9月5日 · They represent just 2.5% of Earth’s land surface, but support more than half of the world’s plant species as endemics — i.e., species found no place else; Biodiversity loss is …
Six charts that show the state of global biodiversity loss | World ...
2022年10月17日 · Looking ahead to the COVID-19-delayed United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity meeting (COP15) in Canada in December, Lambertini calls for the world to …