Journal article

A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research


Authors listMaasri, 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, V; 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

Publication year2022

Pages255-263

JournalEcology Letters

Volume number25

Issue number2

ISSN1461-023X

eISSN1461-0248

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13931

PublisherWiley


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.



Citation Styles

Harvard Citation styleMaasri, A., Jaehnig, S., Adamescu, M., Adrian, R., Baigun, C., Baird, D., et al. (2022) A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research, Ecology Letters, 25(2), pp. 255-263. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13931

APA Citation styleMaasri, A., Jaehnig, S., Adamescu, M., Adrian, R., Baigun, C., Baird, D., Batista-Morales, A., Bonada, N., Brown, L., Cai, Q., Campos-Silva, J., Clausnitzer, V., Contreras-MacBeath, T., Cooke, S., Datry, T., Delacamara, G., De Meester, L., Dijkstra, K., Van Tu Do, ...Worischka, S. (2022). A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research. Ecology Letters. 25(2), 255-263. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13931



Keywords


DAMSdata infrastructurefreshwater biodiversity crisisfreshwatersresearch prioritiessocial ecology


SDG Areas


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