Relying on stormwater management (SWM) ponds to restore the depleting wetlands is not sustainable and lacks the critical ecosystem services vital for biodiversity, a new study found. With the ...

Nearly everyone can identify a pond, but what, exactly, distinguishes it from a lake or a wetland? A new study co-led by Cornell offers the first data-driven, functional definition of a pond and ...

The wetlands and veredas of Brazil’s Cerrado savanna-like biome can store up to 1,200 tons of carbon per hectare. This is about six times the biomass stock of typical Amazonian forests. Dating ...

Plan to restore and enhance the pond and surrounding wetland at the headwaters of May Creek to provide public benefits such as recreational amenities, reduced downstream flooding and clean water and ...

Wetlands are areas of land that are covered by water, or have flooded or waterlogged soils. They can have water on them either permanently or for just part of the year. Whether it’s year-round or ...

Oceans cover 70% of Earth's surface and contain 97% of its water. They are home to an estimated 2.21 million known eukaryote species (eukaryote encompassing all plants, animals, fungi, protists, and ...

This article outlines some of the challenges facing conservation of freshwater ecosystems and future directions for freshwater protected area establishment and management. The primary purpose of ...

What, exactly, distinguishes a pond from a lake or a wetland? A U.S. National Science Foundation-supported study co-led by Cornell University offers the first data-driven, functional definition of a ...