Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Freshwater Ecosystems

Freshwater ecosystems are aquatic environments characterized by water with low salt content, including lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and wetlands. They support a rich diversity of plants, animals, and microorganisms and provide essential services such as drinking water, food, habitat, flood regulation, and recreati…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 4 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 24× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2643-0282 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Freshwater ecosystems are aquatic environments characterized by water with low salt content, including lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and wetlands. They support a rich diversity of plants, animals, and microorganisms and provide essential services such as drinking water, food, habitat, flood regulation, and recreation, while forming a vital part of the global water cycle. Because they are often shallow, well connected to surrounding land, and heavily used by people, freshwater ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to pollution, habitat alteration, overexploitation, and climate change, making their study important for conservation and water management. Within marine and aquatic science, freshwater systems are examined for their biodiversity, water quality, and ecological health. Research relevant to this field has assessed how environmental factors influence insect biodiversity in a lake ecosystem, providing insight into the organisms that inhabit freshwater habitats and their sensitivity to conditions. Other work has explored the use of a freshwater bivalve as a bioindicator of pollution in a river and water stream, demonstrating how aquatic organisms can be used to monitor the condition of freshwater environments. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to freshwater ecosystems and their conservation.

Research published in this journal

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

How this research is being cited

The 4 articles above have been cited 24 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Freshwater Ecosystems, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Marine Science Journal (ISSN 2643-0282).

Journal editorial board
Begoña Martínez-Crego · Portugal Timo Arula · Estonia Raffaella Casotti · Italy

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