Salt pollution from road deicing salts threatens freshwater ecosystems and urban green infrastructure. New research on salt-tolerant plants like cattails highlights their potential role in mitigating ...

Human activities are altering and accelerating the rate of change, threatening our wetlands’ continued existence.

A study finds 24% of freshwater species, including crabs, dragonflies and fishes, face extinction due to habitat loss, ...

Traditional biodiversity monitoring methods, such as direct observations and morphological classifications, often fall short ...

Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and ...

Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water quality. In urban areas, road salts used for de-icing during winter often ...

An ecosystem is a natural environment in which animals, plants and organisms work to support life. This film explains the difference between biotic and abiotic, terrestrial, freshwater and ocean ...

World Wetlands Day, celebrated worldwide on February 2, aims to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands for nature ...

Freshwater ecosystems are among the most vital on Earth, but they’re also some of the most endangered. Covering less than 1% ...

medicines from plants; as well as cultural and aesthetic values. Freshwater reeds are used for building houses in some areas. Freshwater ecosystems contribute $50 trillion in value annually by ...