Rising stream temperatures may be weakening the foundation of river food webs by altering how carbon moves through these ...
Artificial light at night not only alters the landscape, but also profoundly disrupts natural ecosystems. A recent study by the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau shows that light pollution can ...
(Beyond Pesticides, May 6, 2025) A study in Ecology Letters finds “severe degradation of ecosystem functioning in the form of loss of organic matter consumption and dramatic shifts in primary ...
Millbrook, NY – A distant relative of shrimp, zooplankton are an important food source for fish and other aquatic animals. Long characterized as algae feeders, a new study published this week in the ...
Daphnia magna, a keystone species in freshwater environments, plays a pivotal role in regulating algal populations and transferring energy through aquatic food webs. Its physiological well‐being is ...
New research highlights how warming, nutrient enrichment, and changing light conditions are altering carbon flow and species balance in aquatic ecosystems. Studies from rivers, lakes, and ocean plumes ...
(Beyond Pesticides, September 19, 2025) In Water Science and Engineering, a study investigating the occurrence and distribution of agricultural pesticides in a river–lake system of the Taihu Lake ...
Aquatic insects are routinely used to measure the biological responses of streams and lakes to contaminants and predators, but assessments often focus only on benthic larval stages. However, like many ...