Freshwater invertebrates are an important part of the freshwater ecosystem and food chain, and they can also tell us a lot about the health of a waterbody. If you'd like to learn how to look for them, ...

This is a beginner's guide to the common groups of freshwater invertebrates found in Britain. It is designed to help you differentiate broad groups of common freshwater invertebrates, principally to ...

Been fishing lately and seen a blob in the water? It could actually a colony of small animals. Here's what to know about the ...

Terrestrial invertebrates may be in decline, but that was not the case for freshwater invertebrates. The new report adds weight to a growing body of evidence showing that freshwater invertebrate ...

Freshwater ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of terrestrial aquatic systems, including rivers, lakes and ponds. It includes the community ecology of these ecosystems, as well as ...

Freshwater pearls are still cultured by inserting small pieces of native mussel shell into oysters. Mussels are fascinating because of their life histories, carried out on river bottoms. They are ...

Two researchers identified methodological and statistical errors in the largest database on global changes in invertebrate ...

Invertebrates in this colony, known as the bryozoan or "moss animals," reside in the eastern parts of the country in its freshwater drainages, including Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of ...

While wild ducks still consume plants during the warming season, there’s a heavier reliance on animal-based protein (bugs, in ...

A report has warned of a "catastrophic" decline in freshwater fish, with nearly a third threatened by extinction. Conservation groups said 80 species were known to have gone extinct, 16 in the ...

On the surface, most of Canada's lakes and rivers look pristine. But below the surface, many are facing essential challenges ...