Conveying the essence of a plant or fungus or portraying its importance or role in its environment or its means of survival. Csaba Daróczi (Hungary) reveals the beauty of the fronds of water violets ...
Climate change is boosting the proportion of cattail plants growing in and around freshwater lakes they say. But when debris from these reed beds falls in the water it triggers a major increase in ...
The native freshwater plant swamp dragon (Ludwigia epilobioides) has been shown to inhibit the proliferation of colorectal cancer cells. The Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources in ...
Fresh water keeps us healthy in our bodies and minds. The water we rely on is also essential to an amazing array of animals and plants from the top to the bottom of the food web: fish, turtles, ...
Water Research 46, 1349-63 (2012). Porter, K. G. The plant-animal interface in freshwater ecosystems. American Scientist 65, 159-170 (1977). Schindler, D. W. Eutrophication and recovery in ...
attracting multiple proposals to build desalination plants that would turn saltwater into freshwater for plastic manufacturers and other industrial end users. Desalination uses a lot of energy but ...