Wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal estuaries are all aquatic ecosystems—critical elements of Earth’s dynamic processes and essential to human economies and health. Wetlands connect land and ...

A pond is a complex aquatic ecosystem with living and non-living components. Understanding each component and their interactions can better prepare you to sustainably manage your pond. For ponds to ...

It is our job as stewards of our nation’s natural resources to ensure that this species has a fighting chance to persist in ...

Eutrophication is a leading cause of impairment of many freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems in the world ... also associated with major changes in aquatic community structure.

Aquatic and fisheries science is the study of aquatic ecosystems to increase scientific understanding and to apply this knowledge to their management and conservation, thereby sustaining them for ...