Extinction of Large Animals may Worsen Climate Change
The removal of these animals from the ecosystem upsets the natural balance and leads to a loss of heavy-wooded large trees.
Invasive Species - Page 2
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Deadly Fungus Spreads
Although habitat loss is still the largest threat to amphibians worldwide, habitat protection is now no guarantee of survival, because the spread of a deadly fungus is reaching even the most secluded habitats.
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Aliens in the Med
Aliens have invaded the Mediterranean, and are disrupting the ecosystem’s delicate balance.
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Invasive Species Affect Animal Interactions
Known to impact native plant species, invertebrate populations and soil nutrients, it has also been noticed that in areas with Japanese stiltgrass, numbers of American toads have fallen.
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Not Guilty: Dingoes Did Not Cause Mass Extinction
Dingoes may now finally have been cleared of the charge of causing mass extermination of two of Australia’s most iconic, and once widespread, species.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Styela clava
They are marine filter feeders with a sac-like body structure. In their respiration and feeding they take in water through an inhalant siphon and expel the filtered water through an exhalant siphon.