Under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, there is growing recognition of the value of fresh water and the ...

Threats like habitat loss and fragmentation, pollution, and unsustainable water use are pushing rivers, lakes, and wetlands ...

Freshwater ecosystems are highly prone to invasion and susceptible to human disturbances. Most non-native species are ...

Many are also completely isolated from each other. Isolation and the complex web of ecological niches in freshwater ecosystems have led to the evolution of a disproportionate number of fish species ...

We also operate extensive captive breeding programs to restore endangered populations and conduct reintroduction efforts to establish species back into the wild. Smithsonian researchers study the ...

Physiological threats to native species, compounded by competition ... of winter into the future condition of freshwater quality and ecosystem function are needed, as we plan for the future ...

In half the world’s countries one or more types of freshwater ecosystems are degraded, including rivers, lakes and aquifers. River flow has significantly decreased, surface water bodies are shrinking ...

As temperatures rise, particularly in alpine regions, lakes are feeling the heat. Research published today in the journal Science, led by researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, indicates ...