In estuaries—the transitional zones between rivers and the sea—fresh and salt water are constantly battling for dominance. But due to climate change, the saltwater is gaining ground. New research by ...

Estuaries are dynamic ecosystems that have some of the highest biotic diversity and levels of production in the world. Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of estuaries around the ...

In the popular imagination, estuaries don’t have the prestige or the romanticism of their two constituent parts: the rivers that feed them with freshwater from one side, the ocean that injects salty ...

Worldwide over the past 35 years, dams and land reclamation activities converted 250,000 acres of estuary -- an area roughly 17 times the size of Manhattan -- to urban land or agricultural fields, ...

The Medway estuary has been named as among those at most risk of losing important habitats Two estuaries in the South East are among those most at risk of losing important habitats to rising seas and ...

Scientists say the rapid change could have negative effects on fisheries and aquaculture, and impact coastal vegetation Water in estuaries along 1,100km of Australia’s south-east coast warmed by more ...

Estuaries across England and Wales are at risk of losing important habitat as it is “squeezed” out by rising seas and human development, a study warns. Estuaries are key for wildlife such as wading ...

Study reveals repurposing of ecologically vital land for homes or agriculture is happening particularly rapidly in Asia Estuaries – the place where a river meets the ocean – are often called the ...

While most commercial fishing occurs at sea, the seafood on our plates does not often start in the big blue ocean - it starts where the rivers meet the sea. The special places where freshwater rivers ...