The movement of lizards around the Caribbean is forcing researchers to account for human activity in even their most basic ecological models. When Matthew Helmus was about eight years old and ...

A series of lectures concerned with the interrelationships of organisms with their abiotic environment with emphasis on the New England area. Selected current topics will supplement the text.

In a new column called Green Thumbs Up, I’ll be exploring various environmental projects and ideas affecting green-friendly regions across the world. Cities and towns evolved from trading centers ...

Wetlands : an overview -- Flooding -- Fertility -- Disturbance -- Competition -- Herbivory -- Burial -- Other factors -- Diversity -- Zonation : shorelines as a prism ...

“Civic Ecology” by Marianne E. Krasny and Keith G. Tidball looks at communities across the world that have been affected by crisis or disaster. Civic Ecology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...

A series of laboratory exercises to supplement and illustrate lectures of 81.315. Field trips are an integral part of the course involving sampling and analysis of such ecosystem components as water, ...

The dense, diverse collection of bacteria and other microorganisms that begin colonizing the human gastrointestinal tract from birth—collectively called the gut microbiome—is known to influence ...

When disturbances upset the balance of a forest, field, or stream, ecologists practice ecological restoration to assist ecosystem recovery. In "Gut Microbiota and Human Health: Insights from ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An upcoming speaker at Western Michigan University will share her insights about how broadly applying ecological principles can lead to better-designed societies. In her talk, titled ...

ABSTRACT. Ecological restoration is becoming a main component in nature management; hence, its definitions and interpretations of the underlying principles are widely discussed. In Denmark, ...