In devasting cases dotting the globe in recent years, climate warming has led to an increase in the number and severity of destructive wildfires. Climate change projections indicate that environmental ...

This two-part blog post is adapted from a presentation held in December 2024. Presenters and authors: Sean Bertalot, student with Sarah Collins studying limnology and ecosystem ecology in Jackson Lake ...

Methane emissions from aquatic ecosystems are potentially a larger source of methane than direct anthropogenic methane sources, such as agriculture or fossil fuel combustion. Aquatic ecosystems and ...

Researchers at McGill University used 2,000-year-old stone jars in Laos to observe long-term ecological processes, enhancing ...

Researchers have proposed that the rapid loss of dissolved oxygen in oceans, lakes, and rivers qualifies as a 10th planetary boundary, expanding a framework that scientists use to gauge whether human ...

(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 ...

Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...

Most people assume that wildfire harms aquatic ecosystems and fisheries. But such assumptions are being challenged by new research. There is no doubt that under some conditions, especially immediately ...

In 2022, smoke from wildfires spread across Lake Tahoe in Nevada. Credit: Ty O'Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Amid an unusual September heat wave, several major wildfires are raging ...

Judith Rosentreter receives funding from the Hutchinson Environmental Program, Yale University. Ben Poulter receives funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Bradley Eyre ...

Microbial communities are important indicators of ecological degradation in the tropics, often reflecting levels of disturbance and contamination in rivers and streams. In an attempt to monitor the ...