Kelp forests are declining in many regions due to ocean warming, predator loss, and other anthropogenic stressors. In areas of rapid ocean warming, including the southern Gulf of Maine, these ecosyst...

The Arabian Sea and eastern tropical Pacific oxygen minimum zones were better oxygenated during the warm Miocene, but with regional complexities, according to analysis of trace elements and nitro...

Fish biofluorescence evolved more than 100 times, has ties to coral reefs, and involves more colors than previously thought.

Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past. They can help predict the future, too.

Nature Communications - The Pliocene–early Pleistocene interval was characterized by climatic fluctuations. Here, the authors apply a bipartite network analysis to a database of planktic...

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 03 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00016-1Global insect invasions are increasing, driven by advances in globalization and technology. This Review discusses the effects of increasing trade and transport…

Welcome to the Klausmeier-Litchman lab! We study empirical and theoretical community ecology, biodiversity and climate change, focusing on phytoplankton, other microbes and general theory. We use obse...

Paleontologists named the insect "Attenborough's Beauty," after Sir David Attenborough.