Earth

Glaciers play a crucial role in environmental systems, they act as freshwater reservoirs for millions of people around the world and are the basis for…
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Barrier islands systems, briefly described as long and relatively narrow sandy islands parallel to the shore and separated from it by a backbarrier lagoon, represent…
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A recent collaborative study from researchers at Rutgers University, Old Dominion University, University of Southern Mississippi, and NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center shows that scallop…
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The ability to correctly identify specimens to their corresponding species is of the utmost of importance to biodiversity conservation efforts. For traded species, morphological identification…
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Water availability and supply dynamics are issues of great concern to society. Water quality also influences water availability dynamics because we want to ensure the…
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Fusarium wilt, a plant disease caused by pathogenic strains of the soil fungus Fusarium oxysporum, affects over 100 crops including banana, tomato, ginger, cucumber, oil…
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Opencast mines in South Africa are usually rehabilitated using soil that was stripped from the land prior to mining and stockpiled until it is needed…
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As the global human population continues to grow, secure access to nutritious food is most important for a sustainable society and its development. Fish and…
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Climate changes and anthropogenic disturbances are current threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Ecosystem health depends not only on its biodiversity per se but also…
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Climate change models suggest that the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere will gradually increase 2~5 °C over the next decades. The depth of snow…
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, North American bears, wolves, and mountain lions were viewed as threats to human welfare and economies, and governments at…
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