Freshwater ecosystems across the United States are absorbing the consequences of decades-old decisions to import large non-native species for aquaculture, pest control, and the pet trade. From black ...

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Scientists used AI to analyze 10,631 freshwater fish species and found that stable, connected rivers are critical for survival.

A recent report from the international conservation NGO WWF argues that freshwater ecosystems are too valuable to go overlooked as new conservation policies are created. Freshwater underpins global ...

Freshwater ecosystems are rich but fragile. Of the new fish species discovered, many are critically endangered ...

Biodiversity is declining rapidly. Many conservation actions focus on single species. An alternative approach is to comprehensively improve ecological processes and habitats, thereby supporting entire ...

From ancient times, civilizations have depended on freshwater bodies—lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and wetlands. Fresh water is essential not only to sustain human life but also to support the activities ...

The UN Biodiversity Conference emphasized again how important the protection of biodiversity is for us humans, including freshwater biodiversity. One goal of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity ...

Healthy freshwater ecosystems are crucial for supporting wildlife and supplying humans with necessities like food, water, energy, and transportation. Despite this, there is a remarkable lack of data ...

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