Estuaries are dynamic ecosystems that have some of the highest biotic diversity and levels of production in the world. Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of estuaries around ...

What is the state of estuarine ecosystem restoration? Many estuaries show no significant ecological improvement despite many years of extensive restoration and conservation efforts. Increasing ...

Environmental groups say the latest reduction in Lake Okeechobee water releases could harm oysters, tape grass, and fish ...

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 ...

These metrics of estuarine ecosystem function indicated that the estuary switched from a net sink for N during floods to a net source of N during droughts while sustaining high rates of primary ...

In the Grass, On the Reef explores the estuary ecosystems of north Florida. Dr. Randall Hughes and Dr. David Kimbro study oyster reefs, salt marshes, and seagrass beds, and the factors that affect ...

HARRISBURG, PA — In a significant move to safeguard and enhance the Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone ... challenges confronting this crucial ecosystem, which spans 112 miles and includes critical ...

Some constituents have weak or no mean spatial structure along the salinity gradient, reflecting spatially distributed sources along the estuary (nitrate) or atmospheric exchanges that buffer spatial ...

Due to poor management of California's largest estuary ecosystem, which has allowed excessive water diversions and reduced freshwater flow into the Bay, longfin smelt have undergone catastrophic ...

Debris accumulates in the estuary harming biodiversity. The unchecked spread of invasive plants out-competes native species, further degrading the estuarine ecosystem,” said Govender.