Biocrusts, covering much of Earth’s drylands, are crucial, yet endangered ecosystems. This study sequences the chromosome-level genomes of two biocrust algae, Bracteacoccus bullatus and B.

Wetlands, in a wide variety of forms and size ranging from hectares of bog to small ponds, make up a very important part of the habitat we manage. “Sustainable management and restoration of these ...

Biotic factors refer to all the living ... feeding back into the system and sustaining the entire ecosystem. Abiotic factors are the nonliving, physical and chemical factors that shape the ...

Garden ponds are small yet significant water features that are increasingly common in urban areas. They offer numerous ecosystem services, like aesthetic purposes, microclimate regulation ...

Through field-based inquiry over the semester, students learn about biotic and abiotic factors controlling aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and demonstrate their understanding by creating lessons ...

The research aims to explore the bioaccumulation dynamics of prometryn across both biotic and abiotic components ... dynamics within the ecosystems. In terms of bioconcentration, the highest ...

Yakubu SO, Falconer L & Telfer TC (2025) Use of scenarios with multi-criteria evaluation to better inform the selection of aquaculture zones. Aquaculture, 595 (2 ...

Afromontane forests are important carbon stores, harbour high diversity and provide critical ecosystem services, yet they are vulnerable to climate change. Here, we investigate the importance of key ...