Primary consumers from crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic insect larvae to muskrats, geese, and deer rely on the abundance of algae, plants ... seasonal patterns of inundation. In coastal wetlands ...

underscoring the direct impact of seasonal growth dynamics and process optimizations on biofilm functional gene expression. These findings highlight the vital role of aeration and aquatic plants ...

A plan to alter the Clean Water Act’s definition of wetlands could render vast areas of the state essentially unprotected ...

These seasonal wetlands look barren during the ... In the spring the vernal pools bloom with uniquely adapted wetland plants creating rings of colorful wildflowers at the pools’ edges as the ...

At stake are seasonal streams ... The court ruled that a wetland, to gain federal protections under the Clean Water Act as “waters of the United States,” must bear a “continuous surface connection” to ...