Environmental scientists at Nottingham Trent University have identified exactly where coastal waters meet freshwater rivers, ...

Now researchers have identified and mapped the tidal freshwater and brackish zones with low salt levels – important areas which provide habitat and corridors for nutrients and wildlife – at the top of ...

Estuaries across England and Wales are at risk of losing important habitat as it is “squeezed” out by rising seas and human development, a study warns. Estuaries are key for wildlife such as ...

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