Some animals matter so much to their ecosystems that losing them is like removing the keystone from an arch—the entire ...

Free webinar to focus on protecting these keystone species from invasive mussels that have been devastating Great Lakes ...

Many gardeners know the key role milkweed (Asclepias) plays in bringing back declining numbers of monarch butterflies. But other species of Lepidoptera, other butterflies and moths need help, too.

MUNCIE, Ind. – Keystone species are plants, animals, or fungi that significantly impact the environment. When talking about plants, these species can be home to many native insects and other animals.

What do bison, beaver, wolves and sea otters all have in common? They're keystone species. That means they have an outsized impact on their ecosystem. It took humans driving some of these to near ...

An intertidal zone is the area where the ocean meets the land. It is referred to as intertidal because it is between high and low tide lines. The intertidal zone is a really tough area in which to ...

WASHINGTON — Bob Paine, an ecologist who conducted seminal experiments along the coast of Washington state in the 1960s, pulling starfish from the rocks and tossing them back into the ocean to ...

Ecologists have long understood that the diversity of an ecosystem is at the heart of its stability. A groundbreaking discovery in the 1960s took it a step further and changed the way scientists ...

From wolves to elephants to green moss, keystone animal and plant species are vital facilitators of healthy and biodiverse ecosystems. This outsized impact on biodiversity is the common trait of ...

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