An ecosystem is normally defined as a complex of all living (plants, animals, microorganisms) and non-living (soil, climate) components interacting as a functional unit in a certain area. Each ...

A series of wildfire experiments conducted at UC San Diego carry implications for aquatic ecosystems in areas such as the Sierra Nevada mountains. In devasting cases dotting the globe in recent years, ...

The land-water ecotones, such as coastal areas, wetlands, riverine zones, and aquifer recharge areas, serve as important transition zones, fostering intricate biogeochemical processes between ...

Scott Allen has joined the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources as an assistant professor who studies ecohydrology, stable-isotope hydrology and physiological ecology in the ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 64, No. S1, SPECIAL ISSUE: Long-term Perspectives in Aquatic Research (January 2019), pp. S223-S239 (17 pages) The environment can strongly influence the survival and ...

By Sean Mowbray Pharmaceuticals that people globally rely on for daily health — including antibiotics, antidepressants and painkillers — are entering ecosystems via wastewater, posing poorly ...

Despite having increased human wellbeing in the past, intense modifications by multiple and interacting pressures have degraded ecosystems and the sustainability of their goods and services. For ...

Aquatic parasitology is undergoing significant transformation due to the pervasive effects of climate change on marine and freshwater environments. Global ...

This schematic illustrates the life cycle of conventional imidacloprid (IMI) and its nano-encapsulated form (nano-IMI), from production and field application to environmental emissions. While both ...

Workshop on Measurement of Microbial Activity in the Carbon Cycle of Aquatic Ecosystems (2nd : 1983 : Malente, Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany) ...