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People need freshwater biodiversity

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dc.contributor.authorLynch, Abigail J.
dc.contributor.authorCooke, Steven J.
dc.contributor.authorArthington, Angela H.
dc.contributor.authorBaigun, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorBossenbroek, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorDickens, Chris
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, Ian
dc.contributor.authorKimirei, Ismael
dc.contributor.authorLanghans, Simone D.
dc.contributor.authorMurchie, Karen J.
dc.contributor.authorOlden, Julian D.
dc.contributor.authorOrmerod, Steve J.
dc.contributor.authorOwuor, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorRaghavan, Rajeev
dc.contributor.authorSamways, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorSchinegger, Rafaela
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Subodh
dc.contributor.authorTachamo-Shah, Ram-Devi
dc.contributor.authorTickner, David
dc.contributor.authorTweddle, Denis
dc.contributor.authorYoung, Nathan
dc.contributor.authorJähnig, Sonja C.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-11T09:40:23Z
dc.date.available2024-01-11T09:40:23Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-08
dc.description.abstractFreshwater biodiversity, from fish to frogs and microbes to macrophytes, provides a vast array of services to people. Mounting concerns focus on the accelerating pace of biodiversity loss and declining ecological function within freshwater ecosystems that continue to threaten these natural benefits. Here, we catalog nine fundamental ecosystem services that the biotic components of indigenous freshwater biodiversity provide to people, organized into three categories: material (food; health and genetic resources; material goods), non-material (culture; education and science; recreation), and regulating (catchment integrity; climate regulation; water purification and nutrient cycling). If freshwater biodiversity is protected, conserved, and restored in an integrated manner, as well as more broadly appreciated by humanity, it will continue to contribute to human well-being and our sustainable future via this wide range of services and associated nature-based solutions to our sustainable future. This article is categorized under: Human Water > Value of Water Water and Life > Nature of Freshwater Ecosystems Science of Water > Water and Environmental Change
dc.description.sponsorshipLeibniz Competition project Freshwater Megafauna Futures, CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains
dc.identifier.citation: Lynch, A. J., Cooke, S. J., Arthington, A. H., Baigun, C., Bossenbroek, L., Dickens, C., Harrison, I., Kimirei, I., Langhans, S. D., Murchie, K. J., Olden, J. D., Ormerod, S. J., Owuor, M., Raghavan, R., Samways, M. J., Schinegger, R., Sharma, S., Tachamo-Shah, R.-D., Tickner, D., … Jähnig, S. C. (2023). People need freshwater biodiversity. WIREs Water, 10(3), e1633
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1633
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/167
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley Interdisciplinary Reviews
dc.subjectUnited States Geological Survey
dc.titlePeople need freshwater biodiversity
dc.typeArticle
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