Stony corals, the engines and engineers of reef ecosystems, face unprecedented threats
from anthropogenic environmental change. Corals are holobionts that comprise the …

Microorganisms associated with plants may alter the traits of the human microbiome
important for human health, but this alteration has largely been overlooked. The plant …

Ecological restoration is practiced worldwide as a direct response to the degradation and
destruction of ecosystems. In addition to its ecological impact it has enormous potential to …

Individuals who are minoritized as a result of race, sexual identity, gender, or socioeconomic
status experience a higher prevalence of many diseases. Understanding the biological …

During the ongoing biodiversity crisis, captive conservation and breeding programs offer a
refuge for species to persist and provide source populations for reintroduction efforts …

Billions of hectares of natural ecosystems have been degraded through human actions. The
global community has agreed on targets to halt and reverse these declines, and the …

The intersection of ecology and exposure science with health concerns has led to a gradual
infiltration of these disciplines. Exposure to (urban) natural ecosystems, defined as …

Background In industrialized countries, non-communicable diseases have been increasing
in prevalence since the middle of the 20th century. While the causal mechanisms remain …

Interest in the direct interactions between individual people and nature has grown rapidly.
This attention encompasses multiple academic disciplines and practical perspectives. A …

Imbalance, or dysbiosis, of the gut microbiome of infants has been linked to an increased
risk of asthma and allergic diseases. Most studies to date have provided a wealth of data …