Every garden, no matter how large or small, has at least some features of a functioning ecological system. By tracing the food chains in a garden, we can learn to appreciate the function of the ...

Bees are a vital part of our ecosystems, so it's important to encourage them into our gardens - and it's made even easier if you have certain plants and flowers that they love ...

Surveying aquatic life from the Great Lakes to small ponds, ecologists at Cornell University and the Institute of Ecosystem Studies (IES) have found that food-chain length -- the number of mouths ...

In most terrestrial ecosystems with high standing biomass and relatively low harvest of primary production by herbivores, the detrital food chain is dominant (Smith & Smith 2009).

For larger animals, such as birds and mammals, a home garden could become a stepping stone across an otherwise hostile urban landscape. ... Disrupting the food chain. Like any ecosystem, ...

The Ecosystem, now available for purchase on Kickstarter, is an intelligent, indoor garden that is set to change the way Americans think about and grow their own food.

Ecosystem engineering and predation: the multi-trophic impact of two ant species. Journal of Animal Ecology , 2011; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01796.x Cite This Page : ...