Smithsonian researchers study the ocean and freshwater ecosystems around the world. Using collections, SCUBA, submersibles, and more we ask questions about marine biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, ...

These and all the other living things there make up the ecosystem. The jaguar, the monkey, the bananas, the butterfly and the trees are all part of one ecosystem. Some ecosystems like coral reefs ...

Overfishing puts the whole ocean ecosystem out of balance ... and here in the Museum we have collections of fossil animals and plants that date back millions of years, so we can see how they responded ...

Ecology also provides information about the benefits of ecosystems and how we can use Earth ... study microbes living in the soil under your feet or animals and plants in a rain forest or the ocean.

The amount and form of carbon present in different ecosystem pools — such as plants, animals, air ... that has been buried at the bottom of the ocean or a swamp, and converted by heat and ...

For years, the Endangered Species Act has been interpreted in a way that preserves the environments where endangered and ...

When plastic ends up in the ocean it gets eaten by lots ... it can have a huge impact on the planet's ecosystem. Around 80% of the Earth's animal and plant species live in forests.

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface ... the foundation of the vent ecosystem, much like plants are on land. They form mats on rocks and live inside the tissues of animals, supplying them with ...