The distribution of vegetation is routinely used to classify climate regions worldwide, yet whether these regions are relevant to other organisms is unknown. Researchers have established climate ...

A research team involving Yale University and the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a first public demonstration version of its “Map of Life,” an ambitious Web-based endeavor designed to ...

Swiss plants, butterflies and birds have moved 8 to 42 meters uphill between 2003 and 2010, scientists report. Climate warming is changing the distribution of plants and animals worldwide. Recently it ...

Researchers in The Bahamas have been testing just how good drone videos can be for estimating the abundance and distribution of large marine animals found just beneath the ocean’s surface. They flew ...

DURING the present century, the study of the distribution of animals has entered upon a new phase, marked by a more intense examination of the relationship between animals and their environment, and a ...