Groundwater input to coral reefs directly affects water chemistry and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, ...

Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and animals, boosting biodiversity and maintaining a healthy ecosystem. The ...

New research from the Future Ecosystems for Africa program at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, has created the most accurate maps yet of where reforestation can effectively combat ...

Researchers from the HUN-REN Center for Ecological Research have developed a novel three-dimensional modeling method that ...

De Graaf and her colleagues used data from 1960 to 2010 to map out human demands on the world's groundwater resources and determine how much water is necessary to keep freshwater ecosystems afloat.

Her goal for the mural was to bring attention to freshwater mussels and migratory fish, which are a threatened species. “I want people to see and think about what a healthy river ecosystem looks ...

2:04 New Brunswick filmmaker hopes under-water documentary draws more attention to freshwater lakes A New Brunswick filmmaker has gone to great depths to create awareness about a topic that is ...

Around a third of freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction. Through photography, South African biologist Jeremy Shelton hopes to inspire conservation of these ecosystems.

Scientists examined around 23,500 species of dragonflies, fish, crabs and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ecosystems.

Freshwater ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their physical environmental in freshwater ecosystems. Researchers in this area seek to understand the ecosystem ...

Apr. 21, 2021 — Drivers of freshwater salt pollution such as de-icers on roads and parking lots, water softeners, and wastewater and industrial discharges further threaten freshwater ecosystem ...

Recent years have seen widespread degradation of freshwater ecosystems. Between 2015 and 2019, 61 percent of countries reported that at least one type of freshwater ecosystem was in a degraded state.