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Rivers are among the most embattled ecosystems on Earth. Researchers are testing a new, inexpensive way to study river health by using eDNA to count the species that rivers harbor.
Wild beaver populations have the potential to significantly alter our landscapes, affecting biodiversity, water quality and pollution.
The growing frequency of climate extremes affected human health and caused wide-scale damages to the ecosystems that people depend upon, including agriculture, fisheries and freshwater.
New research suggests that an effective way to locate and track large concentrations of microplastics in the ocean could be from high in the sky.
A recent declaration of a river as a legal person in Canada recognizes Indigenous laws and governance, and champions people as the guardians of nature.
For temperature-sensitive animals, the dense, leafy canopy of willow trees may make them the lesser of two evils in a warming climate.
A greater understanding of interconnectedness created by river maps could influence people to become more engaged with conserving river systems.
The Supreme Court recently dealt defeat to Florida in its 20-year legal battle with Georgia over river water. Other interstate water contests loom, but there are no sure winners in these lawsuits.
Floodplains are among the most productive ecosystems on the planet – they are biodiversity hotspots. That’s in large part due to periodic flooding between different parts of a river-floodplain system.
New research shows nature started its long road to recovery in 2020 – especially in NSW and Victoria. But overall conditions across large swathes of the country remain poor.
With adaptive design, infrastructure is ready to be expanded in the future. It’s working for the Dutch.
In Canada, watersheds are vast and often inaccessible, making it difficult to monitor the health of these ecosystems. A new tool helps communities collect data to assess the state of Canada’s rivers.
A recent US study found tyre chemicals were polluting rivers and poisoning migratory salmon.
New research published in the journal Nature reveals that more than 1.2 million flow barriers exist on European rivers and that approximately 10% are obsolete.
Taiwan has made significant efforts in protecting its environment. A scholar writes about how the country educates its children on protecting the environment through Buddhist stories.
The decision recognises that water rights are critical for Indigenous people to restore customs, protect their culture, become economically independent and heal Country.
Flooding isn’t always destructive – it can be part of our toolkit for restoring ecosystems.
The strange appearance of three humpback whales in a Kakadu river threw up many questions – including whether they’d come out on top in a fight with a crocodile.
We found that signal crayfish traps tend to catch larger males, letting the bulk of the population go free.
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Associate professor in ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Research fellow, Charles Sturt University
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Reader in River Science, University of Salford
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Honorary Research Fellow in Hydromorphology, University of Salford
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Professor of Fisheries and River Management, Institute for Land, Water, and Society, Charles Sturt University
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Sêr Cymru Research Fellow in Environmental Sciences, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer and quantitative ecologist, The University of Melbourne
