Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience

CB van Rees, KA Waylen… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plans are currently being drafted for the next decade of action on biodiversity—both the post‐
2020 Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and …

Integrating the aesthetic value of landscapes and biological diversity

AS Tribot, J Deter, N Mouquet - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As a cultural ecosystem service, the aesthetic value of landscapes contributes to human well-
being, but studies linking biodiversity and ecosystem services generally do not account for …

The global decline of freshwater megafauna

F He, C Zarfl, V Bremerich, JNW David… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater ecosystems are among the most diverse and dynamic ecosystems on Earth. At
the same time, they are among the most threatened ecosystems but remain …

Twenty‐five essential research questions to inform the protection and restoration of freshwater biodiversity

M Harper, HS Mejbel, D Longert, R Abell… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate. Freshwater conservationists
and environmental managers have enough evidence to demonstrate that action must not be …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding conservation culturomics and iEcology from terrestrial to aquatic realms

I Jarić, U Roll, R Arlinghaus, J Belmaker, Y Chen… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The ongoing digital revolution in the age of big data is opening new research opportunities.
Culturomics and iEcology, two emerging research areas based on the analysis of online …

Freshwater megafauna shape ecosystems and facilitate restoration

F He, JC Svenning, X Chen, K Tockner… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater megafauna, such as sturgeons, giant catfishes, river dolphins, hippopotami,
crocodylians, large turtles, and giant salamanders, have experienced severe population …

Freshwater megafauna: Flagships for freshwater biodiversity under threat

SF Carrizo, SC Jähnig, V Bremerich, J Freyhof… - Bioscience, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Freshwater biodiversity is highly threatened and is decreasing more rapidly than its
terrestrial or marine counterparts; however, freshwaters receive less attention and …

[PDF][PDF] Ecosystem-based management: moving from concept to practice

G Delacámara, TG O'Higgins, M Lago… - … services and aquatic …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
Abstract Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM), intended to restore, enhance and/or protect
the resilience of ecosystems, is gaining momentum. It is often argued, though, that some of …

Disappearing giants: a review of threats to freshwater megafauna

F He, C Zarfl, V Bremerich, A Henshaw… - Wiley …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Charismatic megafauna species may act as both flagship and umbrella species. They
influence local environments and biotas, determine related ecosystem processes and …

Use of surrogate species to cost‐effectively prioritize conservation actions

M Ward, JR Rhodes, JEM Watson… - Conservation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation efforts often focus on umbrella species whose distributions overlap with many
other flora and fauna. However, because biodiversity is affected by different threats that are …