Canada has more lakes than any other country in the world, with a huge diversity of lake sizes, depths, shapes, water ...

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 ...

Freshwater ecosystems comprise less than 1 percent of the Earth's surface but are home to 10 percent of all known animal species. These habitats include rivers, lakes and wetlands that support ...

Freshwater habitats – including rivers, lakes, ponds, streams ... crabs and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ecosystems. They found that 24% were at risk of extinction ...

Scientists are racing to restore Clear Lake, California's largest freshwater lake, which has been struggling with algal ...

The program, funded through grants from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, is part of a larger goal to partner with universities across the state to gain a greater understanding of the ...

A before-after-control-impact study conducted at six French lakes for three years has revealed that PV coverage decreases water temperature by 1.2 C on average. The reduction in water temperature also ...

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

Scientists say Lake Michigan’s winter season is getting shorter, disrupting fish populations, nutrient cycles and even summer ...

Kākahi, the native freshwater mussels that once thrived in the depths of Lake Rototoa, are facing a grim future. Recent ...

The harbor seals of Alaska’s Iliamna Lake, which make up one of only five freshwater seal populations in the world, have long been a subject of fascination for their separateness from the seals that ...