How can we explain the morphological diversity of living organisms? Although genetics is the answer that typically springs to mind, it is not the only explanation. By combining observations of ...
A research team led by Prof. Dr. Klement Tockner, Director General of the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung and Professor of Ecosystem Sciences at the Goethe University Frankfurt, has ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Will emerging conservation frameworks rise to the challenge? The biodiverse Sepik River region in eastern Papua New Guinea is thought to harbor ...
Functional diversity describes the range, value and distribution of biological traits within ecological communities and provides a mechanistic link between biodiversity and ecosystem processes. By ...
In nature, an ecosystem becomes self-sustaining only when it includes enough diversity to fill essential roles. Producers convert energy into life. Consumers distribute it through the food web.
Other Biological Sciences encompasses a diverse array of disciplines that fall outside classical molecular, cellular and organismal frameworks, uniting fields such as ecosystem ecology, environmental ...