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 ...

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 ...

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

Freshwater habitats – including rivers, lakes, ponds, streams ... crabs and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ecosystems. They found that 24% were at risk of extinction ...

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