Aquatic communities contribute to overall biodiversity and are crucial in maintaining healthy ecosystems; without them, the entire food web and vital ecosystem services, such as nutrient cycling, ...

This month’s environmental column delves into these creatures and their incredible contributions to our aquatic ecosystems. A benthic aquatic macroinvertebrate is a small creature that does not have a ...

"In this blog post, we will talk about ecosystem production and food webs in Jackson Lake. Then we’ll expand on some future work that we're both working on as a joint project about mapping aquatic ...

In aquatic ecosystems, plant detritus is considered the predominant form of such subsidies; however, while often less abundant in many ecosystems, carrion represents subsidies with relatively rapid ...

Freshwater ecosystems in Canada and around the world ... recreational boating and pet release. Invasive aquatic plants are often snagged on the propellers and trailers of recreational boats ...

Abstract: This study introduces a method for assessing urban aquatic ecosystem health, combining in-situ and Earth Observation data. Covering 16 stream sites in Coimbra, Portugal, it integrates ...

Module 2 is the Interim Australian National Aquatic Ecosystem (ANAE) Classification Framework. The ANAE is a broad-scale, semi-hierarchical, attribute-based scheme, which provides a nationally ...

While studies have analyzed impacts on land, new research from the University of California San Diego and other institutions indicates that aquatic ecosystems are also undergoing rapid changes as a ...

Dec. 25—The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded Oregon $13 million to benefit five Oregon projects intended to protect and conserve aquatic ecosystems and habitats around the state.

A study from the University of California San Diego has revealed a concerning trend: not only are wildfires wreaking havoc on land, but they’re also transforming aquatic ecosystems in ways that could ...

REGION — Increasingly severe and numerous wildfires are changing the face of land across the globe, but new research by UC San Diego and others reveals that aquatic ecosystems are also being ...