The hat
Dec 14, 2020
The hat connect with our complacency in the face of global biodiversity loss and habitat fragmentation.
Etiqueta: Ecosystem
Disentangling nutrition facts from fiction
Jul 27, 2020
There is a widespread misconception, mainly due to perverse agnogenic practices, that nutrition is hard and confusing, that we do not really know what to eat and that health professionals cannot agree.
In the crosshairs
Jul 27, 2020
Although humans' irresponsible and indiscriminate use of the natural environment could be one of the causes behind the recent coronavirus crisis, bats have been targeted for their role as natural reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens.
Surviving uncertainty
Dec 02, 2019
Studying evolution in the face of environmental uncertainty is crucial to understand biological diversity, because diversifying life strategies is key to survival and reproduction in uncertain environments.
The future of biodiversity on Earth
Dec 02, 2019
More and more, ecologists are starting to recognise that preserving the maximum number of species is insufficient.
Natural enemies and biodiversity
Aug 07, 2018
Natural enemies are a fundamental piece of food webs and can contribute to biodiversity preservation. However, they can often produce dramatic losses, especially when humans are involved.
Beyond counting species
Aug 05, 2018
In modern ecology, the traditional diversity indices (usually of richness, abundance, and species evenness) have been highly revealing and useful for monitoring community and ecosystem processes.