For decades, scientists and conservationists have been using aboveground plant biodiversity as a metric for conserving ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A special issue of the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment lays the foundation for pursuing structural diversity as a new research direction in ecology. The issue, ...

A research team from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa found that highly diverse areas help ecosystems thrive and help boost ...

In a collaborative study led by researchers at the University of Helsinki, analysis of 900 species over a 20-year period showed that biodiversity enhances ecosystem stability and helps safeguard ...

"Human ancestors preferred mosaic landscapes and high ecosystem diversity." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 16 May 2023. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 05 / 230511164457.htm>.

Biological diversity, or "biodiversity," refers to variability found at all levels of biology. Biodiversity is commonly broken down into three levels or types: genetic diversity, species diversity ...

University of Zurich. "A single gene controls species diversity in an ecosystem." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 31 March 2022. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 03 / 220331151448.htm>.