ecosystems

Declining numbers of natural predators, including tritons and several species of reef fish, have made the Great Barrier Reef and other marine ecosystems more vulnerable to these destructive events.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Under this accord, nations set 23 global targets for 2030 including protecting 30 percent of land and oceans, tackling pollution and invasive species, and restoring degraded ecosystems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Thus, ecosystems dominated by nonnative plants are characterized by reduced insect diversity, abundance, and biomass,” Tallamy and two co-authors wrote in a 2018 study.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Another major oil slick washed up on the shores of Iran's Qeshm Island in August, which experts said threatened wildlife, protected ecosystems and fishing communities.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

For more than ten thousand years, most North American ecosystems have been dominated by fire.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann