One key effect of climate change—rising temperatures—wreaks havoc in aquatic ecosystems, both salt and freshwater. Saltwater ecosystem, in particularly, have garnered a lot of attention; according to ...

Researchers studied Daphnia pulex, a zooplankton also known as the common water flea.The tiny organisms are found in ...

As these fishes became top predators in aquatic ecosystems, natural selection put the breaks ... (NESCent). (2009, August 18). Freshwater Fish At The Top Of The Food Chain Evolve More Slowly ...

Research shows forest debris that drains into lakes is an important contributor to freshwater food chains – bolstering fish diets to the extent that increased forest cover causes fish to get ...

Freshwater fish at the top of the food chain evolve more slowly ... This is a largemouth bass, a popular game fish and top predator in aquatic ecosystems. view more . Credit: Wikipedia.

Mussels live pretty close to the bottom of the food chain, eating a lot of algae and bacteria—they are unselective filter feeders. "Muskrats are one of the larger consumers of freshwater mussels ...

Washington: Residues from billions of doses of antibiotics, painkillers and antidepressants pose a significant risk to freshwater ecosystems and the global food chain, a new analysis said Thursday ...

Freshwater invertebrates are an important part of the freshwater ecosystem and food chain, and they can also tell us a lot about the health of a waterbody. If you'd like to learn how to look for them, ...

Road salt may hurt vital link in freshwater food chain, study says. The team tracked individual plankton them from birth to death and exposed them to various concentrations of sodium chloride ...