2 min read Freshwater ecosystems are essential for human survival ... and wetlands around the world are being severely damaged by human activities and are declining at a much faster rate than ...

Wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal estuaries are all aquatic ecosystems—critical elements ... is connected and what is at stake with freshwater overuse, pollution, and drought.

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has revealed that wildlife collectively expend a ...

People are affected too. Over the last 50 years, the frequency of – and impacts caused by – severe flooding and drought has increased, partly because of damage to freshwater ecosystems. Meanwhile, ...

Freshwater is our most precious natural resource, but high demand and limited supply threaten freshwater ecosystems and ensure that human societies will be increasingly challenged by water scarcity ...

Eutrophication is a leading cause of impairment of many freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems in the world. Why should we worry about eutrophication and how is this problem managed ...

And more are being discovered all the time. But few people have any idea of the unimaginable diversity that swims below the surface of the world’s freshwater ecosystems or how critical these ...

Smithsonian researchers study the ocean and freshwater ecosystems around the world. Using collections, SCUBA, submersibles, and more we ask questions about marine biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, ...

Freshwater ecosystems provide not only provisional ... policies can no longer ignore the value that recreational activities provide to communities," said Prof. Fleischer. "By accounting for ...

Included here are the effects of eutrophication, wastewater inputs, chemical contaminants, freshwater ... degradation by human activities, a sustainable habitat or ecosystem with a natural ...