Ecosystem Articles

• Ecology
  Biodiversity
  Environmental Policy
  Sustainability
  Rainforests
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Conservation biology

  Conservation biology is the protection and management of biodiversity that uses principles and experiences from the biological sciences, from natural resource management, and from the social ... > more
• Soil Types
  Organic
  Fungus
  Landslides
  Geochemistry
  Pollution
   
  

  Soil contamination

  Soil contamination is the presence of man-made chemicals or other alteration to the natural soil environment. This type of contamination typically arises from rupture of underground storage tanks, ... > more
• Global Warming
  Ice Ages
  Climate
  Oceanography
  Snow and Avalanches
  Severe Weather
   
  

  Larsen Ice Shelf

  The Larsen Ice Shelf is a long, fringing ice shelf in the northwest part of the Weddell Sea, extending along the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula from Cape Longing to the area just southward of ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Electricity
  Renewable Energy
  Energy Technology
  Sustainability
  Solar Energy
   
  

  Hydroelectricity

  Hydroelectricity is electricity obtained from hydropower. Most hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed water driving a water turbine and generator. Less common variations make ... > more
• Global Warming
  Fish
  Geography
  Marine Biology
  Oceanography
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Antarctic krill

  The Antarctic krill is a species of krill found in the Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean. Antarctic krill are shrimp-like invertebrates that live in large schools, called swarms, sometimes ... > more
• Water
  Geography
  Ecosystems
  Global Warming
  Ecology
  Floods
   
  

  Lake

  A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size surrounded entirely by land. A vast majority of lakes on Earth are fresh water, and most lie in the Northern Hemisphere at higher ... > more
• Water
  Soil Types
  Environmental Issues
  Drought Research
  Drought
  Ecosystems
   
  

  Evapotranspiration

  Evapotranspiration (ET) is the sum of evaporation and plant transpiration. Evaporation accounts for the movement of water to the air from sources such as the soil, canopy interception, and ... > more
• Sustainability
  Nature
  Forest
  Trees
  Rainforests
  Ecology
   
  

  Forestry

  Forestry is the art, science, and practice of studying and managing forests and plantations, and related natural resources. Silviculture, a related science, involves the growing and tending of trees ... > more
• Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  New Species
  Fish
  Geography
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Channidae

  The snakehead is a family with two genera (Asia: Channa, Africa: Parachanna) which consists of 30 scientific valid species of freshwater fish. The predatory fish is distinguished by a long dorsal ... > more
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Nature
  Geography
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Effects of global warming

  The predicted effects of global warming are many and various, both for the environment and for human life. There is some speculation that global warming could, via a shutdown or slowdown of the ... > more

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