The ecology of an upstate New York stream rebounded to its natural state within three years after a small dam was removed, highlighting how quickly aquatic ecosystems can recover, according to a new ...

A forest fire sweeps everything in its path. It drastically alters the soil environment, causing extreme temperatures, ...

Scientists have uncovered how plants responded to catastrophic climate changes 250 million years ago. Their findings reveal the long, drawn-out process of ecosystem recovery following one of the ...

“Recovery in marine life after the end-Permian extinction has been extensively studied, but the timeline of ecosystem recovery in life on land is much less understood,” says lead author Dr Li ...

How wildfires change soil chemistry Understanding how wildfires change soil could aid recovery Date: May 14, 2024 Source: Stanford University Summary: Severe wildfires can drive chemical changes ...

Can these ocean ecosystems recover from damage like that? Ghislain Bardout: It can take hundreds of years to recover the ecosystem. It depends on the species, but most of them have very slow growth.

In an experimental effort to help the ecosystem recover, scientists introduced gophers to the scorched area of Mount St. Helens for just 24 hours, theorizing that they could bring beneficial ...

Most desert plants, unlike California oaks and chaparral, are not fire-adapted, so their recovery may be impossible. Debra Hughson, the chief of science at the Mojave National Preserve, described ...