Conservation scientists are challenging the old-school mindset of preserving natural areas in a fixed, untouched state.

Aa Aa Aa Ecological restoration aims to recreate, initiate, or accelerate the recovery of an ecosystem that has been disturbed. Disturbances are environmental changes that alter ecosystem ...

When a massive iceberg calved off the Antarctic coast earlier this year, it did more than just reshape the ice sheet—it ...

An article appearing in BioScience challenges conventional conservation wisdom, suggesting that protected areas such as ...

A study in Forest Ecosystems reveals that Australia's cool temperate rainforests are more disturbance-resilient than ...

A new model suggests that timber production in Minnesota could decrease by half as windstorms intensify with climate change.

Forest sounds reveal ecosystem health Another tool developed ... forest sounds and detect anomalies that may indicate ecosystem disturbances or human activity. Sound analysis is becoming an ...

The research suggests that the seafloor ecosystem of the Chatham Rise may be more resilient to disturbances than previously thought, says NIWA marine ecologist Dr. Rachel Hale, lead author for the ...