Organic particles in the runoff contribute to the food base in stream and river ecosystems. Heavy rainfall and snowmelt can greatly magnify the volume of stream water in a relatively short period ...

In Fall 2014, WIU began offering a Ph.D. in Environmental Science: Large River Ecosystems. This multidisciplinary effort is intended to accommodate student-scientists from a variety of physical, life, ...

Works have begun on a 2.5km (1.5 miles) stretch of river to restore its ecosystem back to its original state. A revitalising programme has started on the River Ver, which is a rare chalk stream ...

The Kakhovka dam, located upstream of the city of Kherson on the Dnipro river, collapsed in June 2023 following a suspected explosion. The extensive flooding along the lower Dnipro River that followed ...

Over time, they reproduce and form vast beds and gummy carpets along the river’s edges. A good mussel population, therefore, is regarded as an indicator of the ecosystem’s health. So when a ...

Thirty thousand red fish were released into the water to help replenish the Indian River Lagoon as part of the "Release the ...

A phone call interrupted Aashish Kapali’s quiet afternoon. The voice on the other end was urgent: “There’s a body of an otter ...