Freshwater ecosystems, which include rivers, lakes, and wetlands, are vital for maintaining biodiversity and providing essential services to humans and wildlife. These ecosystems are home to a ...
Freshwater ecosystems across the world are in distress. As scientists better comprehend the extent to which lakes, ponds, rivers and marshlands—and the animal and plant life they support—are suffering ...
Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research. “Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear mighty, but at the ...
The researchers examined around 23,500 species of dragonflies, fish, crabs and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ecosystems. They found that 24 per cent were at risk of ...