Until now scientists had thought that the huge difference in size between the species determined their foraging behaviour as well as what, when and where they ate (ie their ecological niche). Co-author Professor Paul Scofield from Canterbury Museum says that the team took the most complete skulls...
Microbial consortia composed of autotrophic and heterotrophic species abound in nature, yet examples of synthetic communities with mixed metabolism are limited in the laboratory. We previously engineered a model cyanobacterium, Synechococcus elongatus PC
Next to a better understanding of the ecological cornerstones of well-designed blue corridors, governance and the inclusion of local stakeholders in their management are most important. In the Pacific, Polynesians and other islanders have a long history of resilience to environmental variability and un...