A microbial species concept is crucial for interpreting the variation detected by genomics and environmental genomics among cultivated microorganisms and within natural microbial populations.

The Bryologist, Vol. 88, No. 3 (Autumn, 1985), pp. 199-206 (8 pages) Relationships between the ecological niche and species concepts are discussed by developing concepts of the niche and of character ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The use of the surrogate species concept is widespread in environmental risk assessment and in efforts to protect species that provide ...

Even as autumn days grow shorter, a warming climate means Ohio winters aren't as cold as they were just a few decades ago, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data. This ...

New research is causing the original keystone species, the ochre sea star Pisaster ochraceus, to lose some of its supposed ecosystem-controlling powers. Photo by Jeff Rotman/Alamy Stock Photo This ...