People need freshwater biodiversity

Freshwater 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), nonmaterial (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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Lynch, A.J., Cooke, S.J., Arthington, A. H., Baigun, C., Bossenbroek, L., Dickens, Chris, 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., Tweddle, D., Young, N., Jahnig, S. C.
Format:	Journal Article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2023-05
Subjects:	freshwater ecosystems, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, nature-based solutions, fisheries, health, education, genetic resources, climate change, cultural factors, recreation, water purification, nutrient cycles, catchment areas,
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129109 https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/wat2.1633 https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1633
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