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John Kominoski

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Professor of Ecology, Florida International University

A whitebark pine seedling grows in soil and deteriorating wood blackened by fire in Glacier National Park, Montana, in 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

June 10, 2026

Life after death: From burned trees to bleached corals, how dead organisms live on as the building blocks of new life

Kai Kopecky, University of Colorado Boulder and John Kominoski, Florida International University

The dead remains of foundation species can boost or deter how well future generations are able to grow and thrive.

The Everglades has often been referred to as a vast river of grass. National Park Service/B.Call via Flickr

April 15, 2025

25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising

John Kominoski, Florida International University

Changes to the landscape and pollution have harmed this vital ecosystem known as the ‘river of grass.’

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