Best management practices (BMPs) have been widely used to address hydrology and water
quality issues in both agricultural and urban areas. Increasing numbers of BMPs have been …

Background Eutrophication of aquatic environments is a major environmental problem in
large parts of the world. In Europe, EU legislation (the Water Framework Directive and the …

Wetland ecosystems provide an optimum natural environment for the sequestration and long-
term storage of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere, yet are natural sources of …

Although the value of wetlands for fish and wildlife protection has been known for a century,
some of the other benefits have been identified more recently. Wetlands are sometimes …

The single most important book on wetlands, newly expanded and updated Wetlands is the
definitive guide to this fragile ecosystem, providing the most comprehensive coverage and in …

Wetlands help in maintaining ecological balance in an area, but are shrinking fast all over
the world. A study was conducted on the Harike wetland in Punjab state of India to analyze …

Demand for restoration of resilient, self‐sustaining, and biodiverse natural ecosystems as a
conservation measure is increasing globally; however, restoration efforts frequently fail to …

In the context of subsurface drainage, the mitigation of agricultural pollutants means
intercepting water flows using green infrastructures such as constructed wetlands (CWs) …

Highlights•Pit lakes form from open-cut mines and may have acidic, toxic waters.•Post-
mining, communities derive benefits from sustainable pit lake ecosystems.•An integrated …

Microbial communities play a key role in wetland biogeochemical cycles; understanding the
associations between the composition and diversity of microbial communities and the …