The extensive development of surface and subsurface drainage systems to facilitate
agricultural production throughout North America has significantly altered the hydrology of …

Many wetlands harbour highly diverse biological communities and provide extensive
ecosystem services; however, these important ecological features are being altered …

We describe a conceptual model, the wetland continuum, which allows wetland managers,
scientists, and ecologists to consider simultaneously the influence of climate and hydrologic …

More than 50% of global wetland area has been lost over the last 200 years, resulting in
losses of habitat and species diversity as well as decreased hydrologic and biogeochemical …

The field of lake palaeoecology has undergone significant changes. Powerful quantitative
techniques have been developed to investigate anthropogenic impacts on lakes. Inclusion …

Wetland assessment tools are being developed and employed in wetland monitoring and
conservation based on physical, chemical and biological characterization. In wetland …

A major threat to freshwater taxon diversity is the alteration of natural catchment Land use
into agriculture, industry or urban areas and the associated eutrophication of the water. In …

A number of studies have noted the occurrence of intermittent surface-water connections
between depressional wetlands in general and prairie potholes in particular. Yet, the …

Intensive agricultural activities near prairie wetlands may result in excessive sediment loads,
which may bury seed and invertebrate egg banks that are important for maintenance and …

The faunal composition, richness, and their determinant factors were analyzed in a
Mediterranean temporary pond located in NE Spain. The aquatic community was sampled …