Land-use change and elevation are jointly influencing the functional properties of spiders in the north-western Indian Himalayas, affecting community resilience and the ecological roles of these arthropods, researchers have found. The findings, published in the journal by scientists at the Wildlife Institute of India, describe what the authors say is the first assessment of functional…
Governing biopesticides without continuous learning is like navigating with an outdated map while the terrain shifts beneath you. Microbes adapt and evolve. Environmental interactions change with season and climate. New strains arise and long-term consequences may surface only years after introduction. Ecological science and microbiome research constantly produce new knowledge, while field experience reveals patterns…
If you’ve watched a giraffe browsing in the tree canopy, a white rhino meandering across open grassland or a warthog shuffling around on its knees in South Africa’s , you know what they eat: Leaves, grass, shoots and roots. With every mouthful, they swallow something less obvious — soil. Some ingest more soil than others,…