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.

Lake Taal, located in the Philippines, hides a rare geology. Its nested islands resembling a fractal figure and its changing ...

One-quarter of freshwater animals are now threatened with extinction, and population declines in fresh waters outpace those ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the Great Lakes Day summit, politicians and officials of all stripes gather in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate their commitment to the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet. For years ...

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

Freshwater mussels play a key role in filtering water and supporting aquatic ecosystems, but native species are declining due to habitat loss, pollution, and invasive species.

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 ...

Freshwater ecosystems provide drinking water, food, and natural flood controls for billions of people, making their preservation critical. The Nanay River winding through Peru's Amazon jungle as ...