For their study, the IGB team investigated Lake Stechlin, a deep clear-water lake in north-east Germany, which has experienced a dramatic increase in nutrients in recent years. Within just ten ...
This furry creature is a water vole. Like all mammals ... This fluid delivers nutrients for energy and growth, but not oxygen. Instead, insects get this directly from the air through tiny openings ...
Rivers exchange water, materials, energy, and nutrients, in a reciprocal manner with the surrounding environment. River water quality, sediment characteristics, and biological communities ...
Wetlands serve a number of important environmental functions. Location, soil type, surface and ground water movement determine which of the following functions a particular wetland may serve.
Given the widespread extent of water quality degradation associated with nutrient enrichment, eutrophication has and continues to pose a serious threat to potable drinking water sources ...
Even deep clear water lakes, which are considered particularly valuable ecosystems, can show signs of eutrophication and ...
Noel Meehan of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme highlights water quality issues to consider ...
Almost half of the fields in Northern Ireland have been tested so far as part of a scheme to help farmers understand the ...
Water quality in catchments is a critical area of research, particularly concerning the transport and impact of nutrients ...