Freshwater ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of terrestrial aquatic systems, including rivers, lakes and ponds. It includes the community ecology of these ecosystems, as well as ...

Although the alarming decline of some mussel species could be due to invasive species, it could also be just a 'natural state ...

International Journal of the Commons Vol. 11, No. 1, 2017 Property rights, institutional regime sh... Property rights, institutional regime shifts and the provision of freshwater ecosystem services on ...

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, ...

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 ...

2 min read Freshwater ecosystems are essential for human survival, providing the majority of people's drinking water. The ecosystems are home to more than 40 percent of the world's fish species.

"Freshwater ecosystems are ecologically important because ... are restricted just to those systems - a single lake or pool or river," said Northern Arizona University freshwater conservationist ...

These critical ecosystems are under severe strain due to man-made and environmental factors. The Nanay River winding through Peru's Amazon jungle as seen on April 18, 2015. Freshwater ecosystems ...

putting freshwater species at risk, he said. In South America, the vast Amazon River ecosystem also faces threats from deforestation, wildfires and illegal gold mining, said Charvet. Illegal fires ...

In 2013 the Service finalized Endangered Species Act protection for two species of freshwater mussels in the Tennessee River watershed — slabside pearlymussels and fluted ... Protecting all these ...