All Ecology articles – Page 6
-
NewsSoil fungi may help explain the global gradient in forest diversity
Mycorrhizal fungi appear to be counteracting the effects of harmful soil pathogens in ways that influence global patterns of forest diversity.
-
NewsMicrobial awakening shifts high-latitude food webs as permafrost thaws
A new study shows that fungi are replacing plants as the primary energy source for Arctic and boreal animals.
-
NewsProject investigates how biodiversity loss contributes to zoonosis risks
A newly launched project, titled ’Zoonosis Emergence across Degraded and Restored Forest Ecosystems’ (ZOE), is receiving about four million euros in funding from the European Commission for a period of four years.
-
NewsResearch addresses mystery of why diversity in plant species causes higher farming yield
A new study shows how a boost in agricultural yield comes from planting diverse crops rather than just one plant species - soil pathogens harmful to plants have a harder time thriving.
-
NewsKissing down the epochs played role in disease transmission
Romantic kissing was a common practice in ancient times and cannot be regarded as a sudden biological trigger causing a spread of specific pathogens, a new study suggests.
-
NewsWild bees in the city show more pathogens and inbreeding
Changes to the microbiome are seen in wild bees living in densely urban areas and fragmented habitats, which makes it more difficult for the bees to access food sources, ideal nesting areas and mates.
-
NewsCorals may punish cheating symbiont algae by cutting off their food supply
Corals may ‘punish’ the algae that live inside them by cutting off their food supply if such algae become selfish and renege on their part of the resource-sharing deal with the coral as part of their symbiosis.
-
-
Long ReadsFood, medicine and bioremediation: fungus is the future
The answers to most of our current and future problems could lie beneath our feet in undiscovered soil fungi, in pristine forests and woodlands or in our global banks of discovered fungi.
-
FeaturesA hitchhiker’s guide to invasive alien species and disease transmission
Invasive alien species are becoming a worry not only in the sense of endangering native wildlife, but also with disease transmission to humans and other animals.