Groundwater contamination is a global problem that has a significant impact on human
health and ecological services. Studies reported in this special issue focus on contaminants …

Typha is an iconic wetland plant found worldwide. Hybridization and anthropogenic
disturbances have resulted in large increases in Typha abundance in wetland ecosystems …

Wetland managers and policy makers need to make decisions based on a sound scientific
understanding of hydrological and ecological functions of wetlands. This article presents an …

Wetlands cover a small portion of the world, but have disproportionate influence on global
carbon (C) sequestration, carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and aquatic C fluxes …

Background Microorganisms drive high rates of methanogenesis and carbon mineralization
in wetland ecosystems. These signals are especially pronounced in the Prairie Pothole …

Inland waters are increasingly recognized as critical sites of methane emissions to the
atmosphere, but the biogeochemical reactions driving such fluxes are less well understood …

Intermittent surface connectivity can influence aquatic systems, since chemical and biotic
movements are often associated with water flow. Although often referred to as fill and spill …

Contaminants alter the quantity and quality of insect prey available to terrestrial insectivores.
In agricultural regions, the quantity of aquatic insects emerging from freshwaters can be …

Changing magnitude, frequency, and timing of precipitation can influence aquatic-system
hydrological, geochemical, and biological processes, in some cases resulting in system …

Classification and clustering approaches provide a means to group watersheds according to
similar attributes, functions, or behaviours, and can aid in managing natural resources …