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Multi-scale habitat influences sprainting and group size of a freshwater-obligate smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) in Tungabhadra Otter Conservation Reserve, India
BackgroundThe impact of changing land-use patterns and associated anthropogenic threats on scale-dependent habitat use of semi-aquatic mustelids in...
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Ashes in Freshwater Ecosystems: A Systematic Review of their Impacts on Fish
Ash runoff into freshwater systems from fire events, coal combustion, and volcanic activities threatens to biodiversity conservation, given its...
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Climate change, traditional ecological knowledge, and riverine biodiversity conservation: a case in Aklan, Central Philippines
We framed climate change (CC) discourse through its disruptions to local culture and livelihood in a subsistence riverine fishing community in...
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New paths for modelling freshwater nature futures
Freshwater ecosystems are exceptionally rich in biodiversity and provide essential benefits to people. Yet they are disproportionately threatened...
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Freshwater species diversity loss embodied in interprovincial hydroelectricity transmission with ecological network analysis
A major strategy for addressing the imbalance in source-network-load distribution is interprovincial electricity transmission; however, this process...
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What Makes A Bank A Bank? Differences and Commonalities in Credit Calculation, Application, and Risks in Mitigation Banks Targeting Freshwater Fish Species and Associated Ecosystems
Mitigation banking is part of the ever-expanding global environmental market framework that aims to balance negative approved anthropogenic impacts...
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Effect of complex hydraulic variables and physicochemical factors on freshwater mussel density in the largest floodplain lake, China
BackgroundHabitat degradation and flow regime alterations are two of the most prominent and common impact factors to freshwater mussel populations....
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Diversity and genetic structure of freshwater shark Wallago attu: an emerging species of commercial interest
Pakistan has natural freshwater resources acting as a hotspot for diverse fish fauna. However, this aquatic fauna is declining at an alarming rate...
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Flagship Species: Manatees as Tools for Mangrove Conservation in Northeast Brazil
Public support to conservation is motivated by factors such as the desire to preserve/exploit the economic value of nature, moral concerns about the...
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Occurrence of Microplastics in Freshwater
Healthy freshwaters contribute to the conservation of a wide range of species and provide several ecosystem services indispensables for our society....
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Spatial relationships between fishes and amphibians: implications for conservation planning in a Neotropical Hotspot
Species distribution patterns are widely used to guide conservation planning and are a central issue in ecology. The usefulness of spatial...
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Identification of priority conservation areas based on ecosystem services and systematic conservation planning analysis
In order to reverse the trend of ecological deterioration and resolve the conflict between ecological conservation and economic development, it is...
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Global conservation priorities for wetlands and setting post-2025 targets
Wetland conservation is becoming increasingly important as wetland areas decline globally. However, no comprehensive global-scale map** of wetland...
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Letting the plants speak: Law, landscape and conservation
The Botany Wetlands are the contemporary remnant of a formerly extensive coastal freshwater wetland in the inner-urban suburbs of Sydney (Australia)....
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A global conservation basic income to safeguard biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation supporting a global sustainability transformation must be inclusive, equitable, just and embrace plural values. The...
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Rise and Fall: Summary and Conservation Insights
The paleoecological and evolutionary findings discussed in this book are able to provide insights useful for conservation and restoration practices...
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Bioaccumulation of Toxic Metals in Freshwater Fish in Brazil: Gaps, Applications, and Future Directions for Environmental Biomonitoring
Freshwater aquatic environments provide humanity with a wide range of resources and contribute to biodiversity and ecological balance. Brazil has one...
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Extreme hydrometeorological events induce abrupt and widespread freshwater temperature changes across the Pacific Northwest of North America
The Pacific Northwest of North America experienced four extreme hydrometeorological events during 2021 including intense cold waves in mid-February...
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Sustainable Management and Conservation Strategies of Wetlands with Special Reference to East Kolkata Wetland, India
Human society has been using freshwater wetlands for multifarious uses such as agricultural, urban, recreational and industrial activities ignoring...
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The Columbia River Treaty’s adaptive capacity for fish conservation
Major international agreements governing the shared use of transboundary waters rarely deal explicitly with species conservation, yet they often have...
