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 ...

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 ...

What is the state of estuarine ecosystem restoration? Many estuaries show no significant ecological improvement despite many years of extensive restoration and conservation efforts. Increasing human ...

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 ...

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 ...

Estuaries on the south-east coast of Australia are warming at twice the rate of oceans and the atmosphere, a new study has found. Researchers say the apparent accelerated impact from climate change on ...

Rising anthropogenic, or human-caused, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may have up to twice the impact on coastal estuaries as it does in the oceans because the human-caused CO2 lowers the ...

Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. Camouflaged by a layer of silty mud, most people probably ...

Estuaries on the south-east coast of Australia are warming at twice the rate of oceans and the atmosphere, a new study has found. Researchers say the apparent accelerated impact from climate change on ...