Wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal estuaries are all aquatic ecosystems—critical elements of Earth’s dynamic processes and essential to human economies and health. Wetlands connect land and ...

An ambitious, multinational research project co-led by the University at Buffalo has demonstrated that Earth's biodiversity ...

Furthermore, as transitional areas, wetlands can possess characteristics of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems while also possessing characteristics unique unto themselves. Despite the ...

Research projects span across terrestrial, wetland and aquatic ecosystems, and faculty are working on urban, post-industrial, and rural restoration sites. Dr. John Farrell, RSC co-Director, works ...

More information: J. Ryan Shipley et al, Consumer biodiversity increases organic nutrient availability across aquatic and ...

Food web is an important conceptual tool for illustrating the feeding relationships among species within a community, revealing species interactions and community structure, and understanding the ...

At least 90+% of surface water in boreal ecosystems passes through the terrestrial component before entering a stream, pond, or lake. In temperate watersheds, it is closer to 98+%. The Northern ...

origins and ecological significance of contaminant fluxes in terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine and coastal waters. Our research focuses on Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus in particular, on the ...

Nearly 1,000 acres of the Adirondacks just earned the protection needed to remain wonderfully wild. New York has purchased 965.8 acres along the Oswegatchie River in St. Lawrence County, the state ...

Unlike previous studies, the new research also simulates terrestrial and marine ecosystems, as well as the complex chemical reactions in the atmosphere. Using the IBS supercomputer Aleph ...

Rivers across the U.S. are home to over 50 snake species, both venomous and non-venomous, thriving in aquatic and ...