In California, nearly 4,000 native plant and animal species depend on the state’s freshwater ecosystems. Trout, salmon and smelt run the rivers and carry nutrients to and from the oceans.

Natural freshwater ecosystems are dynamic, ... in turn causing changes in the ecosystem. For example, since the completion of the Glen Canyon Dam in 1963, ...

Ecosystems heavily impacted include California’s Central Valley, known as the breadbasket of the world due to its agricultural outputs. The Central Valley pulls water from all over the state to ...

The biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems is thought to be in a state of crisis, however. The world puts a lot of demands on our freshwater resources, which are used by industries such as agriculture, ...

An estimated 26 per cent of Africa’s freshwater fish species are threatened (including those assessed as Critically ...

A study on the socio-economic value of freshwater species in the North African region, for example, found that of the 128 freshwater fish species included in the study, more than half play an economic ...

A startling 24% of freshwater animals were at risk of extinction due to compounding threats from pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture, invasive species, climate change and other disruptions.

Apr. 21, 2021 — Drivers of freshwater salt pollution such as de-icers on roads and parking lots, water softeners, and wastewater and industrial discharges further threaten freshwater ecosystem ...

R esearchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have introduced an innovative model that incorporates recreational freshwater ecosystem services into water allocation decisions. The study ...