Freshwater ecosystems such as rivers, lakes and wetlands have crucial roles in global biogeochemical cycles and in supporting human wellbeing through a variety of ecosystem services. However ...

This is the first time the species, which can survive on land, has been observed in the wild in the Maritimes region in eastern Canada, according to the Nova Scotia Invasive Speci ...

When West Virginia University biology undergraduate student Isabella Tuzzio tested fish from central Appalachian streams, her ...

One-quarter of freshwater animals are now threatened with extinction, and population declines in fresh waters outpace those ...

What would happen if the fiercest marine predators swapped the salty sea for our freshwater lakes and rivers? It may sou ...

A research team from the Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), has discovered seven new species of freshwater ...

Our expertise and research address the structural and functional complexity of marine and freshwater ecosystems and their land-to-sea interactions and services essential for human well-being. Our ...

Actinobacteria are predominantly found in freshwater, not saltwater, suggesting a unique adaptation to freshwater ecosystems. Despite their small genome (1,500–1,800 genes compared to the 3,000 genes ...

Four species of bass, all native to North America, have been introduced to South Africa since the 1920s. Now these species ...

The diverse, growing nature of the cumulative threats facing fresh water requires an equally diversified approach to tackling the problem.

They came with gloves, garbage bags—and a mission. At Renaissance Park, the Tennessee Aquarium joined forces with Mutual of ...