LAKELAND -- Florida's 7,800 natural lakes are divided into two general categories: solution lakes and drainage lakes. Solution lakes, which comprise about three-quarters of the total, were formed when ...

Pollution of lakes is a worldwide problem. Restoration attempts take a lot of time and effort, and even then they might backfire. A team of researchers suggests a different approach. First, you have ...

Water bodies come in many forms, but lakes and lagoons are two of the most fascinating and widely recognised types. While both contain water, they differ fundamentally in their formation, location, ...

Life as we know it requires phosphorus, and lots of it. But phosphorus is scarce. A new study reports that certain types of carbonate-rich lakes, which could have formed on early Earth, have the right ...

Figure 2: Ice-free season CH 4 fluxes from lakes and ponds among ecoclimatic regions, permafrost zones, and water body and sediment types. Figure 3: Daily ice-free season CH 4 flux versus water body ...