I saw how much was out there, the diversity of California and how it evolved. It was all new to me.” Zavaleta and Mooney, later her Ph.D. advisor, first talked about a book project in 2005. “We felt ...

Environment; Feature; September 16, 2020; California’s Desert Ecosystems Will Never Recover California’s Desert Ecosystems Will Never Recover Fire in the Anthropocene has become the ...

California’s widely ranging ecosystems, both natural and altered, require small-scale models to adequately reflect how climate will impact the state’s economy. These models, ...

Southern California's native landscapes are famously tough. But repeated wildfire and drought amplified by climate change pose a growing threat to wildlands that provide us with drinking water ...

In California, Fisher said, native ants are still lurking at the fringes. He suspects that if the Argentine ant were somehow eradicated in the Bay Area that the native ants would creep back in.

California recently garnered some unwanted recognition, as three regions within the state ranked in the nation’s top 10 most endangered habitats. A report, released Jan. 1 by the Endangered ...

California is the only state with a groundwater law that includes provisions intended to protect groundwater-dependent ecosystems. But the law, adopted in 2014, gives considerable leeway to local ...

In California, nearly 4,000 native plant and animal species depend on the state’s freshwater ecosystems. Trout, salmon and smelt run the rivers and carry nutrients to and from the oceans.

Feral honey bees, once celebrated for their agricultural value, are now threatening native ecosystems in Southern California ...

Wild honeybees in Southern California are devouring the food supplies of native pollinators — posing a potential threat to the region’s natural ecosystems, a new study has found. These feral ...

California's unique geomorphology and Mediterranean-type climate have largely shaped the state's freshwater lakes, streams, rivers, and wetlands. Now, however, freshwater ecosystems are stressed ...