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Ecology Letters

Publication date: 2022-02-01
Volume: 25 Pages: 255 - 263
Publisher: Wiley

Author:

Maasri, Alain
Jaehnig, Sonja C ; Adamescu, Mihai C ; Adrian, Rita ; Baigun, Claudio ; Baird, Donald J ; Batista-Morales, Angelica ; Bonada, Nuria ; Brown, Lee E ; Cai, Qinghua ; Campos-Silva, Joao ; Clausnitzer, Viola ; Contreras-MacBeath, Topiltzin ; Cooke, Steven J ; Datry, Thibault ; Delacamara, Gonzalo ; De Meester, Luc ; Dijkstra, Klaus-Douwe B ; Van, Tu Do ; Domisch, Sami ; Dudgeon, David ; Eros, Tibor ; Freitag, Hendrik ; Freyhof, Joerg ; Friedrich, Jana ; Friedrichs-Manthey, Martin ; Geist, Juergen ; Gessner, Mark O ; Goethals, Peter ; Gollock, Matthew ; Gordon, Christopher ; Grossart, Hans-Peter ; Gulemvuga, Georges ; Gutierrez-Fonseca, Pablo E ; Haase, Peter ; Hering, Daniel ; Hahn, Hans Juergen ; Hawkins, Charles P ; He, Fengzhi ; Heino, Jani ; Hermoso, Virgilio ; Hogan, Zeb ; Hoelker, Franz ; Jeschke, Jonathan M ; Jiang, Meilan ; Johnson, Richard K ; Kalinkat, Gregor ; Karimov, Bakhtiyor K ; Kasangaki, Aventino ; Kimirei, Ismael A ; Kohlmann, Bert ; Kuemmerlen, Mathias ; Kuiper, Jan J ; Kupilas, Benjamin ; Langhans, Simone D ; Lansdown, Richard ; Leese, Florian ; Magbanua, Francis S ; Matsuzaki, Shin-ichiro S ; Monaghan, Michael T ; Mumladze, Levan ; Muzon, Javier ; Mvogo Ndongo, Pierre A ; Nejstgaard, Jens C ; Nikitina, Oxana ; Ochs, Clifford ; Odume, Oghenekaro Nelson ; Opperman, Jeffrey J ; Patricio, Harmony ; Pauls, Steffen U ; Raghavan, Rajeev ; Ramirez, Alonso ; Rashni, Bindiya ; Ross-Gillespie, Vere ; Samways, Michael J ; Schaefer, Ralf B ; Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid ; Seehausen, Ole ; Shah, Deep Narayan ; Sharma, Subodh ; Soininen, Janne ; Sommerwerk, Nike ; Stockwell, Jason D ; Suhling, Frank ; Shah, Ram Devi Tachamo ; Tharme, Rebecca E ; Thorp, James H ; Tickner, David ; Tockner, Klement ; Tonkin, Jonathan D ; Valle, Mireia ; Vitule, Jean ; Volk, Martin ; Wang, Ding ; Wolter, Christian ; Worischka, Susanne

Keywords:

Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Ecology, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, data infrastructure, ecology, freshwater biodiversity crisis, freshwaters, management, monitoring, research priorities, social ecology, CITIZEN SCIENCE, CHALLENGES, DAMS, Biodiversity, Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecosystem, Fresh Water, C16/17/002#54271307, 0501 Ecological Applications, 0602 Ecology, 0603 Evolutionary Biology, 3103 Ecology, 4102 Ecological applications, 4104 Environmental management

Abstract:

Global freshwater biodiversity is declining dramatically, and meeting the challenges of this crisis requires bold goals and the mobilisation of substantial resources. While the reasons are varied, investments in both research and conservation of freshwater biodiversity lag far behind those in the terrestrial and marine realms. Inspired by a global consultation, we identify 15 pressing priority needs, grouped into five research areas, in an effort to support informed stewardship of freshwater biodiversity. The proposed agenda aims to advance freshwater biodiversity research globally as a critical step in improving coordinated actions towards its sustainable management and conservation.