It's been estimated that wetlands cover about 6% of the earth's surface and provide habitat for 40% of all plant and animal species. The four components needed for freshwater plants to survive are ...

Another interesting mussel species is the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera ... Dr. Hilt, you study the interactions between algae, aquatic plants and organisms in lakes.

As scientists better comprehend the extent to which lakes, ponds, rivers and marshlands—and the animal and plant life ... 25 percent of freshwater fauna—including species of fish, dragonflies ...

The update included evaluations of 1,640 species of freshwater fish that had never ... Then, there are the plants. While a global tree assessment is ongoing, current data shows that a third ...

Throughout the week, volunteers can engage in various activities, including removing invasive plants and learning from ...

Some of the freshwater species deemed at high risk bear exotic ... food in terms of fisheries; medicines from plants; as well as cultural and aesthetic values. Freshwater reeds are used for ...

About 24 per cent of the species studied were at high risk of ... predator allows herbivorous prey to flourish and ravage freshwater plants, raising the risk of flooding, Sayer said.