Imagine a world where sunlight barely penetrates, where darkness reigns and strange, glowing creatures drift silently through ...

The following adaptations allow plants to survive in the conditions of the rainforest. Lianas - these are woody vines that have roots in the ground but climb up the trees to reach the sunlight.

Research in the Bowman lab focused on multiple areas of plant ecology, primarily on the interactions between plants and their resources, ranging from plant adaptations to low resource availability, to ...

Like all living organisms, humans exploit their surroundings for resources. Before the beginning of agriculture about 10,000 years ago, small groups of humans wandered across large areas, hunting ...

These adaptations, including pressurized gas flow ... making wetlands among the most productive ecosystems in the world (Whittaker & Likens 1973). This high primary production, in turn, supports ...

Working alongside the WCS Mesoamerica team, Maryam conducted a geospatial analysis exploring the current and potential future effects of climate change on seagrass across the WCE needed to support ...

The themes of Adaptations, Ecosystems and Human Impact are interwoven throughout the Ocean Adventures episodes and educational materials. Use our engaging multimedia resources to teach your ...

ecosystem response to global change, climate change adaptation and mitigation, carbon sequestration and bioenergy, plant, wildlife, aquatic and community ecology, invasive species, decomposition, and ...

Water-related ecosystems (WRE) are well known to provide many economic, social and environmental functions and have considerable value, particularly in ...

My research is focused on the adaptation of plant populations to local environments, and the implications of local adaptation for the restoration of native plant communities. I'm particularly ...