Large, undisturbed forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to recent research. Ecologists agree that habitat loss and the fragmentation of forests reduces ...

Ecology is not only a science; it is also a worldview. Plants and animals are internally related. Manipulating them can have unintended and often unwelcome consequences. Human nature has been ...

The ecology of chemical defenses, communication, and biosynthesis. Subjects range from how available chemical resources affect ecosystem processes to how organisms produce chemical compounds. Research ...

We are delighted to present the second edition Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution's 'Women in Chemical Ecology” article collection.At present, less than 30% ...

The study of the ecology of marine communities that live on or near the rocks and sediments of the ocean floor. (Crab photo courtesy biological oceanographer Lisa Levin.) CMBC promotes ...

Synthetic cells that look just like natural cells but are chemically reversed could outcompete other living organisms − with dire consequences for human health and the environment.

As you progress through the major, you'll continue to study the basic science underlying conservation as well as take specific courses in your major that may include topics such as forest ecology, ...

In the Master's Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, you become familiar with a wide variety of topics in three areas: ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation biology. The programme ...