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Freshwater conservation planning: an introduction
Author(s) -
TURAK EREN,
LINKE SIMON
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
freshwater biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2427
pISSN - 0046-5070
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02515.x
Subject(s) - freshwater ecosystem , biodiversity , environmental resource management , conservation biology , range (aeronautics) , geography , environmental planning , biodiversity conservation , ecosystem , ecology , environmental science , biology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Summary 1. Global freshwater biodiversity is facing rapid decline. Freshwater conservation planning aims to reduce this decline by efficiently prioritising conservation actions. 2. This Special Issue presents nine papers from five continents demonstrating a wide range of approaches to spatial prioritisation for freshwater conservation and two papers that explore directions for research and implementation in conservation planning. 3. Despite an emphasis on running waters and data‐rich regions, these papers collectively offer a wide range of perspectives for advancing the science and practice of systematic conservation planning across freshwater realms, including data‐poor regions and standing‐water ecosystems.