Most people would attach little importance to these small and solitary amphibians. Yet, salamanders, referred to by scientists as ‘indicator species’, play a fundamental role in the good functioning ...

Butterflies can also serve as an indicator species that can warn of threats and trends in other insects. Because humans are fond of butterflies, it’s easy to get volunteers to participate in ...

A new study led by Cornell Lab of Ornithology researchers at the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics shows that ...

The Center for Biological Diversity has called on U.S. Fish and Wildlife to protect the Bendire's thrasher amid report on ...

Federal protections could soon be extended to a rare Nevada fish that environmentalists say is “barely clinging to existence" ...

Columnist Shannon Brennan writes that insects play an enormous role of supporting life on earth and the decline of ...

While commercial fishing is banned in Svalbard, it's not prohibited for locals. Moreover, seabirds play an important role in the ecosystem as indicator species, which means their health and numbers ...

In their native habitat, they play a crucial role in maintaining the overall health of the ecosystem by regulating the population of other lake species. They're considered an indicator species, ...

Thus, we tested and proposed a method to define forestry prescriptions taking into account the combined effect of woodland structure and tree species composition on the presence of four bird indicator ...

Their ecological influence extends through multiple pathways: they create and maintain pool habitats through digging activities, serve as top predators consuming fish and invertebrates, and function ...