Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth but support 10% of all species. Nearly a quarter of these species face ...

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

Although freshwater habitats cover less than 1 percent of the Earth's surface, they support 10 percent of known animal species.

"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 ...

The research reveals 35% of wetlands vanished between 1970-2015, with 65% of remaining habitats under significant threat.

"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 ...

University of Florida scientists have secured a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to address one of South ...

In the end, Oleksy and her collaborators created a model capable of estimating the conditions of freshwater lakes in a diverse range of locations and ecosystems. According to Oleksy, the new model ...

All over the planet, many animals and plants are disappearing at an unprecedented rate. Some species are more threatened than ...

The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% ...

The studied species were selected because their diverse positions within food webs present a holistic view of the health of ...