Industrial fishing removes large amounts of nutrients like carbon and phosphorus. This disrupts marine food webs.

In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these ...

Trees also act as natural filters, trapping pollutants and regulating water flow into and out of the reservoir or lake. When trees are missing, this natural filtration system is disrupted, leading to ...

Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems. While most bacteria digest large molecules externally, allowing other community members to share and ...