Agricultural, urban and industrial activities have dramatically increased aquatic nitrogen and
phosphorus pollution (eutrophication), threatening water quality and biotic integrity from …

Part 1 of this review synthesizes recent research on status and climate vulnerability of
freshwater and saltwater wetlands, and their contribution to addressing climate change …

Land-use intensification can increase provisioning ecosystem services, such as food and
timber production, but it also drives changes in ecosystem functioning and biodiversity loss …

Even though researchers have paid a great deal of attention to wetland loss and status, the
actual extent of wetland loss on a global scale, especially the loss caused directly by human …

The 2303 Wetlands of International Importance distribute unevenly in different continents.
Europe owns the largest number of sites, while Africa has the largest area of sites. More than …

Freshwater scarcity is a growing concern, placing considerable importance on the accuracy
of indicators used to characterize and map water scarcity worldwide. We improve upon past …

Coastal wetlands, such as saltmarshes and mangroves that fringe transitional waters,
deliver important ecosystem services that support human development. Coastal wetlands …

Increased loadings of nitrogen (N) from fertilizers, top soil, sewage, and atmospheric
deposition are important drivers of eutrophication in coastal waters globally. Monitoring …

The spread of hypoxia is a threat to aquatic ecosystem functions and services as well as to
biodiversity. However, sparse long‐term monitoring of lake ecosystems has prevented …

Although 20% of Brazilian territory is covered by wetlands, wetland inventories are still
incomplete. In 1993, Brazil signed the Ramsar Convention but a coherent national policy for …