How an influx of salt may affect microbial ecosystems in rivers, estuaries and coastal waters worldwide

As sea levels rise due to climate change, encroaching seawater will likely make freshwater environments saltier. In a new ...
Mongabay

One of Colombia’s largest estuary ecosystems is drying up, communities warn

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Decades of sediment pollution, contamination and government infrastructure projects have disrupted the natural flow of saltwater and freshwater ...
Science Daily

Excess nutrients lead to dramatic ecosystem changes in Cape Cod's Waquoit Bay; the bay is a harbinger for estuaries worldwide, say researchers

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020 with associated travel restrictions, a research group shifted their overseas research projects to instead study the seagrass meadow ecosystem in Waquoit Bay, USA ...
Phys.org

Significant shifts in inorganic carbon and ecosystem state in a temperate estuary

In the 1980s, the Elbe estuary had largely lost its function as an estuarine filter due to heavy metal pollution. After decades, the estuary was able to recover from this, as a team led by doctoral ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Community conservation efforts give lifeline to Sabaki River estuary

Dama Khonde and Nelly Makazi attend to mangrove nursery seedlings at River Sabaki estuary in Magarini,Kilifi county. [File, Standard] Joseph Mwandenge's footsteps echoed through the sun-dappled, lush ...

Fibreglass: How this emerging contaminant is polluting our coasts

Walk along British Columbia’s shorelines and you quickly notice the signs of human-made activities and marine industry: boats ...
Forbes

The Vital Role Of Stingrays In Estuarine Ecosystems

"We don't really know too much about not just estuary stingrays, or stingrays in general," Molly Grew says. "There's hardly any research on it, and we just need more research so we can better conserve ...
Science Daily

Tiny tire particles inhibit growth of organisms in freshwater, coastal estuaries, studies find

Small particles from tires inhibited the growth and caused adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and coastal estuary ecosystems, two new research papers found. Small particles ...
The Conversation

Oxygen in the St. Lawrence Estuary is decreasing – and having a major impact on small animals living there

The waters of the St. Lawrence Estuary are running out of breath. The lack of oxygen in deep waters is affecting the organisms that live on the bottom of the estuary. How do deep ecosystems react to ...

Beavers thrive in river estuaries along North America's northwest coast

Beavers are widespread in estuaries and tidal wetlands in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, demonstrating that they ...
The Citizen

WATCH: Fires threaten uMngeni Estuary ecosystem

Boysie Mzobe with Wessa chairperson and Durban North resident, Margaret Burger at the riparian (uMngeni Estuary) of the Beachwood Mangroves which has recently come under threat with fires being lit, ...
EurekAlert!

Excess nutrients lead to dramatic ecosystem changes in Cape Cod’s Waquoit Bay; the bay is a harbinger for estuaries worldwide, say researchers

Woods Hole, Mass. (Feb. 21, 2023) -- When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020 with associated travel restrictions, Matthew Long thought his students could shift their overseas research projects to ...