The indicators are the visible, measurable bits that scientists can count, test, and track over time: bird counts, acreage of ...

The estuary of the Mad Island Marsh Preserve received much-needed freshwater earlier this month. The environment has been hurt by an ongoing drought. This summer’s drought continues to impact the ...

Estuaries and Coasts, Vol. 38, No. 2 (MARCH 2015), pp. 434-450 (17 pages) Vertical accretion in estuarine marshes depends on rates of sediment deposition and is a complex function of different ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Limnology and Oceanography (L&O;) publishes research articles, reviews, and comments about all aspects of limnology and oceanography. The journal’s ...

In a tale of two ecosystems, a new "State of our Estuary" shows how the Bay shoreline and our beaches are thriving, but ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email I have a vivid memory as a child while living in Brooklyn, New York in the 1970’s. I’m in the car with my family ...

Editor's note: This story originally appeared on Mongabay.com and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.

The wetlands of the Mississippi River delta in Louisiana. For many years this rich ecosystem – which ranges from saltwater to brackish to freshwater and which is home to a fascinating array of ...

STANWOOD — From atop the dike at Port Susan, emerald farmland stretches to the left. To the right, a mosaic of greens and browns make up a coastal wetland. At points along the dike, the marsh looks ...

The health of western North America’s largest estuary, the San Francisco Estuary, is showing some signs of improvement, but much of the historic damage caused to the massive watershed has either not ...

New research from scientists at the University of Rhode Island suggests that microplastics are more likely to accumulate in ...

Dade, and Collier County, Florida, United States Size: 1,508,976 acres (10th largest National Park) Established: December 6, ...