Authors
William Darwall, Vanessa Bremerich, Aaike De Wever, Anthony I Dell, Jörg Freyhof, Mark O Gessner, Hans‐Peter Grossart, Ian Harrison, Ken Irvine, Sonja C Jähnig, Jonathan M Jeschke, Jessica J Lee, Cai Lu, Aleksandra M Lewandowska, Michael T Monaghan, Jens C Nejstgaard, Harmony Patricio, Astrid Schmidt‐Kloiber, Simon N Stuart, Michele Thieme, Klement Tockner, Eren Turak, Olaf Weyl
Publication date
2018/8
Journal
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
1015-1022
Description
- Global pressures on freshwater ecosystems are high and rising. Viewed primarily as a resource for humans, current practices of water use have led to catastrophic declines in freshwater species and the degradation of freshwater ecosystems, including their genetic and functional diversity. Approximately three‐quarters of the world's inland wetlands have been lost, one‐third of the 28 000 freshwater species assessed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List are threatened with extinction, and freshwater vertebrate populations are undergoing declines that are more rapid than those of terrestrial and marine species. This global loss continues unchecked, despite the importance of freshwater ecosystems as a source of clean water, food, livelihoods, recreation, and inspiration.
- The causes of these declines include hydrological alterations, habitat degradation and loss, overexploitation …
Scholar articles
W Darwall, V Bremerich, A De Wever, AI Dell, J Freyhof… - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater …, 2018