Mini-monsters of the deep: carnivorous sponges
When we think of monsters from the deep, we tend to think of things like the giant squid I wrote
Tag: ecosystems
Biodiversity Brief newsletter – first issue
The first issue of our Biodiversity Brief newsletter is out, and we’re quite proud of it. A lot of work
Karma Chameleon
The Rock Scientist at Mind Blowing Science has a fascinating post about animals. And while I’m sorely tempted to come over
Complexity breeds stability?
Complex ecosystems may be more stable than previously thought: that’s the conclusion of a group of researchers from Japan Science
Where’s the action?
We all agree that we need to act on climate change. We all agree that biodiversity is a good thing.
Conservation ‘arks’ under attack from external cocktail of threats
Once we establish reserves to protect species or an important biodiversity hot spot, we tend to think those species as
Extinction vortex
There are many reasons why we should care about biodiversity, as scientists in Sweden have discovered: loss of the most
TREND’s vision praised at launch
The official launch of the TREND program on April 27 2012 was an opportunity to showcase the work that researchers
The Importance of Ants in Plant Diversification
A guest post by Matt Christmas You’d be hard pressed to find many people who hold ants in high regard.
Opening Pandora’s box? – open access for Australian ecological information
Australia has a long history of high quality ecosystem science research across multiple disciplines and over a wide range of
Biodiversity Revolution 