Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Freshwater

Freshwater refers to naturally occurring water with low concentrations of dissolved salts, found in lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, ponds, and groundwater, and constituting only a small fraction of the planet's total water yet supporting a disproportionate share of biodiversity and human needs. Freshwater systems …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 331× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2691-3208 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Freshwater refers to naturally occurring water with low concentrations of dissolved salts, found in lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, ponds, and groundwater, and constituting only a small fraction of the planet's total water yet supporting a disproportionate share of biodiversity and human needs. Freshwater systems sustain distinctive communities of fish, invertebrates, amphibians, plants, and microorganisms, provide drinking water and irrigation, and are highly sensitive to pollution, abstraction, and climate change. Research relevant to this area examines freshwater organisms, resources, and management: molecular approaches for assessing freshwater fish species, the use of freshwater bivalves as bioindicators of river pollution, and the cultivation of chlorophyll-bearing algae and their role in energy and nutrient dynamics. Allied work addresses freshwater snails of public-health importance, the factors affecting fish populations such as Atlantic salmon in rivers, fisheries management, and the influence of environmental conditions on lake and wetland water quality. The biotechnological applications of algae are also represented. Across these strands, scholarship on freshwater seeks to characterize the biology and diversity of inland aquatic systems, to monitor and protect water quality, and to inform the sustainable management and conservation of freshwater habitats and the species and human communities that depend upon them.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 331 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Limnology (ISSN 2691-3208).

Journal editorial board
Anna Maria Gozdziejewska · Poland

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