Study reveals how offshore structures can help—or hinder—marine ecosystems

A new international review has shed light on how offshore energy structures—from oil and gas platforms to wind turbines—shape marine ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society. The paper, ...
Phys.org

In productive ecosystems, larger animals capture more energy per species—but human pressure is reshaping the balance

How does an ecosystem distribute its energy across body sizes? A new study suggests the answer depends on where you are—and how much humans have altered the landscape. Analyzing communities of birds ...
Nature

What changing energy flows reveal about Africa’s ecosystems

As the giants of the animal kingdom dwindle in numbers, a new way to assess ecosystem function sheds light on animals’ changing ecological contributions. Wendy Foden is in the Scientific Services unit ...