Groundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and
providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater …

Groundwater is an important global resource, providing water for irrigation, industry,
geothermal uses and potable water. Moreover, groundwater contains the world's largest …

Biodiversity conservation across countries and ecosystems is traditionally based on a single
species-or area-level attributes, such as endemicity or taxonomic diversity. Although …

Der terrestrische Untergrund beherbergt das weltweit größte Reservoir an verfügbarem
Süßwasser. Zudem sind oberflächennahe Grundwasserökosysteme Lebensraum einer …

Subterranean ecosystems (comprising terrestrial, semi-aquatic, and aquatic components)
are increasingly threatened by human activities; however, the current network of surface …

Ecotoxicology is the study of the effects and fate of contaminant substances on ecosystems.
It aims to determine if there is an ecological risk by comparing the concentration that …

Free aquifers have become an important water supply option for underdeveloped and
develo** countries, due to the resource quality and relatively low extraction prices …

Threats on groundwater quantity and quality impose the need for monitoring and protection
of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) and their related services. The present …

Numerous and diverse groundwater habitats suitable for sustaining aquatic invertebrate
communities exist across Australia. These habitats include enclosed subterranean aquifer …

This research investigates bacterial communities in various cave pool water and substrates
from Brazil and Romania for their use as indicators of environmental impacts on …