All major components of our environment - land, water, and air - have been affected in pervasive and complex ways by the intensifying resource use of the growing human population. Resulting global and ...

Groundwater input to coral reefs directly affects water chemistry and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, ...

Insects and spiders are important elements in the food webs of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. With declines in their biodiversity, the ... More than 700 land and water ecosystems ...

Wildfires profoundly influence the unseen microbial world within our waters, directly impacting water quality and ecosystem ...

A new study of shallow-water ecosystems estimates that, by 2100, climate change and coastal land usage could result in significant shrinkage of coral habitats, tidal marshes, and mangroves, while ...

A recent study has unveiled an innovative data-driven model that disentangles human-induced and natural water consumption in croplands, shedding new light on the sustainability of arid lake ...

Wildfires Changing Aquatic Ecosystems as Well as Those on Land by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego Dec. 13, 2023, 10:45 p.m. Dec. 14, 2023, 7:34 a.m. Share this: ...

Chemical clues in zircon crystals suggest the rock in which they formed came into contact with fresh water 4 billion years ago, when Earth was thought to be covered in ocean.

Seawater encroaches on the land, poisoning trees that relied on fresh water. "Ghost forests are areas of dead trees that lie near sea level killed by invasive salt water," said David Robinson, the ...

Changes in land and water ecosystems affect traditional lifestyles livelihoods and cultural practices requiring adaptations ...