but at different times during the growing season — for example, early- and late-season grasses in prairies. Increasing species diversity can influence ecosystem functions — such as ...

For example, plants require water and nutrients ... the neutral theory of species diversity makes the provocative assumption that all individuals are ecologically identical, and that niche ...

"I think this change in the interpretation of the law will make the Endangered Species Act more ambiguous and more ...

Genetic diversity is slowly but surely declining across the world, as a meta-analysis study of more than 600 species in 141 countries ... The above examples of successful conservation efforts ...

Human activity is reducing plant biodiversity around the world, according to a global study that took an unusual approach to ...

Additionally, the species diversity inherent in these stands supports ... Incorporating nitrogen-fixing trees like alder, for example, can enhance overall growth, particularly in nitrogen-poor ...

The diversity of introduced species in many areas is also increasing ... they could be close to metropolitan or suburban areas, for example, where exotic trees are grown as ornamentals.

An international team, led by Serbian PhD student Vukašin Gojšina and his Hungarian supervisor, Dr. Barna Páll-Gergely, was exploring snail diversity in South East Asia when the species ... complexity ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish ... However, for the overwhelming majority of species, the Service provided no meaningful restrictions on malathion’s use. For ...

The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education ... but they have not stopped or reversed the species’ ongoing decline. For example, Florida requires that most tortoises be relocated away ...