A pond is a complex aquatic ecosystem with living and non-living components. Understanding each component and their interactions can better prepare you to sustainably manage your pond. For ponds to ...

A detenetion pond, or "detention basin," is a large, constructed depression in an urban landscape that receives and stores the stormwater runoff from large drainage areas. Detention basins usually ...

Banana slugs are decomposers and play an important role in their ecosystem. They eat detritus (dead organic matter), including fallen leaves and plants, animal feces, moss, and mushroom spores ...

They found that ponds with fish produce fewer larval and ... partitioning between producers and herbivores, detritus and decomposers, and higher trophic levels in food webs. A dataset synthesized ...

Natural ponds come and go. They fill up when it’s wet and empty when it’s dry. Pond wildlife has learnt to live in these changeable worlds in remarkable ways. Life can thrive in temporary ponds, human ...

Regularly turning and aerating compost speeds up decomposition, attracting earthworms and other decomposers vital for ... Creating a pond is another ideal autumn project. 'Ponds attract a variety ...

A pond is a fantastic way to attract wildlife into your garden and even a tiny pond will benefit a lot of animals. Many creatures are entirely aquatic, some start their lives in water and others need ...

As autumn paints the garden with its warm hues and the air turns crisp, October is a pivotal month for preparing your garden to welcome a variety of beneficial creatures. Transitioning your garden to ...

The object of their gaze, the Bed-Stuy fish pond, is the size of a single sidewalk square, but has captured the hearts of more than a million social media users. "I'd say we are breaking ...

Lovick noted his plans to enclose the pond won't encroach on the city's access to the fire hydrant. Getty Images Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet nor hail shall keep the Bedford-Stuyvesant ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Police and Fire Departments responded to a body found in a retention pond near Lake Overholser Thursday morning. Police got the call around 8 a.m. after ...

As the sun beat down beside Serenity Gardens Memorial Park, a small army of biologists, volunteers and staff from five organizations had gathered along the banks of the pond with the hopes of ...