Ecosystem recovery from anthropogenic disturbances, either without human intervention or
assisted by ecological restoration, is increasingly occurring worldwide. As ecosystems …

We analyzed published downcore microfossil records from 150 studies and reinterpreted
them from an ecological degradation perspective to address the following critical but still …

Human alteration of ecosystems prior to Euro-American contact in the area that became the
conterminous United States disproportionately affected terrestrial systems compared to …

Artificial barriers are one of the main threats to river ecosystems, resulting in habitat
fragmentation and loss of connectivity. Yet, the abundance and distribution of most artificial …

Elucidating environmental evolution and its influencing factors in estuarine areas is
essential to coastal and marine ecological management. In this study, the spatiotemporal …

Vertical accretion in tidal marshes is necessary to prevent submergence due to rising sea
levels. Mineral materials may be more important in driving vertical accretion in tidal …

Lost biomass of anadromous forage species resulting from the seventeenth to nineteenth
century damming of waterways and from overharvest in the northeastern United States …

Using fluorescence spectroscopy and parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) we characterized
and modeled the fluorescence properties of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in samples from …

Dams are ubiquitous in coastal regions and have altered stream habitats and the distribution
and abundance of stream fishes in those habitats by disrupting hydrology, temperature …

Sedgeunkedunk Stream, a third-order tributary to the Penobscot River in Maine, historically
has supported several anadromous fishes including Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar, Alewife …