An introduction to issues for managing freshwater ecosystems in protected areas

Finlayson, C. M.; Arthington, A. H.; Pittock, J.

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An introduction to issues for managing freshwater ecosystems in protected areas

Date

2018-01-01

Authors

Finlayson, C. M.

Arthington, A. H.

Pittock, J.

Abstract

Effective management of freshwater ecosystems is critical as they have the greatest species diversity per unit area, a larger portion of threatened species, and use of their ecosystem services is generally unsustainable compared with other ecosystems.