Ecosystems
Highly Nutritious Seagrass and Invertebrates in Decline
Research conducted in the British Isles shows how nitrogen enrichment can drastically reduce the abundance of small invertebrates in seagrasses
Ecosystems
Roadside flowers take a double hit
Dusty flowers get less pollination.
Ecosystems
The Case of the Travelling Ferns
How the fern-craze of Victorian Britain began a global redistribution of this plant group
Ecosystems
Seasons and Fire Set the Bee Menu in the Brazilian Cerrado
Study reveals that weekly floral turnover outweighs spatial distance and demonstrates how fire rebalances resource sharing among bees
Ecosystems
How Global Warming Weakens Plant–Pollinator Partnerships
An experimental study reveals that warming erodes the relationship between flowers and bees, even when temporal overlap is maintained.
Ecosystems
Can Small Pellets Help Mosses Rebuild Degraded Soils?
Turning moss fragments into small pellets can aid their establishment, but taking this strategy from the laboratory to the field remains a challenge.
Ecosystems
The True Pollinators of the Amazon’s “Purple Gold”
A study reveals that native stingless bees drive pollen flow in açaí crops, highlighting why standing forests are vital to agricultural yields.
Ecosystems
When Does a Partnership Stop Working? Hornworts Reveal the Hidden Complexity of Symbiosis With Cyanobacteria
Hornworts and cyanobacteria show that even ancient partnerships can depend on where, when and how their partners meet.
Ecosystems
Night Gardeners and Sticky Bottoms: The Unlikely Mistletoe Dispersers of Madagascar
A study in the rainforests of Madagascar reveals that the primary dispersers of mistletoe are not birds, but two small nocturnal lemurs that help disperse seeds using a technique as eccentric as it is effective.
Ecosystems
Travelling Far Does Not Mean Living Long for Moss Spores
A new study shows that moss spore longevity depends strongly on developmental stage and storage conditions, with important consequences for dispersal and establishment.
Ecosystems
What Draws Pollinators to City Gardens?
Study reveals the factors shaping pollinator visits to city gardens.
Ecosystems
Your City’s Flowers Can Save Pollinators
Study shows how to combine design and ecology to feed urban pollinators.