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Kathleen Hernandez

Kathleen Hernandez is a life sciences editor at Biology Insights. She worked as a copy editor for a textbook publisher and took a journalism degree at the University of North Texas. Hernandez oversees explanatory science content for general audiences.

What Is Species Diversity and Why Does It Matter?
Do Cigarettes Pollute the Air?
What Is an Invasive Species in the Tropical Rainforest?
What Can Cause a Population to Decrease?
What Are Gene Banks and Why Are They Important?
The Greenland Environment: Ice, Life, and Climate Change
Why Do Different Organisms Live in Different Habitats?
Why Beavers Are Considered a Keystone Species
What Is Ecosystem Diversity and Why Is It Important?
What Is Ecosystem Diversity? A Simple Definition
Ecological Equilibrium: What It Is and Why It Matters
How Many Species Are We Losing Per Hour?
What Produces the Most Oxygen on Earth?
What Makes a Forest a Forest?
Why Is It Important to Study Ecology?
What Are the 7 Steps of the Carbon Cycle?
How to Prevent Forest Fires Before They Start
What Do Elephants Do for the Ecosystem?
Is the Desert an Ecosystem? Explaining Its Complexity
What Are the Characteristics of Certified Forests?
Why Is It So Bright at Night? The Causes of Light Pollution
What Does Carbon Free Mean? A Precise Definition
What Percentage of Threatened Species Live in Hotspots?
What Is an Indicator Species? Examples and Key Traits
What Is an Ecologist? The Science and the Profession
Is Light Pollution Permanent?
How Many Undiscovered Species Are There?
What Is a Common Pool Resource?
What Is Critical Habitat Under the Endangered Species Act?
What Is the Definition of Extinction?