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

Nearly half of the state’s freshwater species are vulnerable to extinction, while only 6% are protected under endangered regulations, according to a May PPIC report.

Mindset shifts have the potential to produce impactful ideas. Researchers make surprising discovery in unique coastal forests ...

Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and animals, boosting biodiversity and maintaining a healthy ecosystem. The ...

Ecosystems face a combination of stressors that can interact in complex ways, leading to either synergistic (amplifying) or antagonistic (dampening) effects. It is necessary to understand how ...

“The paper illustrates with several examples that while shifting water flow and temperatures regimes will drive change in freshwater ecosystems, the specific outcomes strongly depend on the ...

Political tensions, especially over tariffs, are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.

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

Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many marine and terrestrial ecosystems, however, they are in distress. A new ...

Scientists examined around 23,500 species of dragonflies, fish, crabs and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ecosystems.

New paper highlights all the diverse ways that healthy freshwater species and ecosystems benefit people - showing why we must accelerate efforts to halt loss of freshwater biodiversity ...

Analysing the diversity of organic compounds dissolved in freshwater provides a reliable measure of ecosystem health, say scientists.