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Droughts are threatening global wetlands: new study – EurekAlert
University of Adelaide scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally. Published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews, the s…
IMAGE: Acidic (pH 4) and iron rich (indicated by orange-brown colour) water in a wetland following exposure during drought
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Credit: Luke Mosley
University of Adelaide scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally.
Published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews, the scientists highlight the many physical and chemical changes occurring during droughts that lead to severe, and sometimes irreversible, drying of wetland soils.
“Wetlands around the …
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