An edition of Freshwater ecoregions of North America (1999)
Freshwater ecoregions of North America
a conservation assessment
By Robin Abell,David M. Olson,Eric Dinerstein,Patrick Hurley,James T. Diggs,William Eichbaum,Steven Walters,Wesley Wettengel,Tom Allnutt,Colby J. Loucks,Prashant Hedao
Publish Date
1999
Publisher
Island Press
Language
eng
Pages
344
Description:
"North America's freshwater habitats and the extraordinary biodiversity they contain are facing unprecedented threats from a range of sources, including flow alteration, habitat fragmentation, introduced species, and overall land use changes.". "World Wildlife Fund-U.S. assembled a team of leading scientists to conduct a conservation assessment of freshwater ecoregions as an initial step in identifying the areas where protective and restorative measures should be implemented first. Freshwater Ecoregions of North America presents that assessment and outlines measures that must be taken to conserve, and in many cases restore, native biodiversity."--BOOK JACKET.
subjects: Biological diversity conservation, Ecological regions, Freshwater ecology, Biotic communities, Applied ecology, Hydrology (freshwater), Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems, Conservation Of Natural Resources (General), Nature/Ecology, Nature, Environmental Studies, Life Sciences - Biology - Marine Biology, North America, Environmental Conservation & Protection - General, Rivers, Science / Ecology, Biodiversity conservation, Biological diversity conservat, Biocénoses, Conservation, Aquatic plants, Aquatisches Ökosystem, Écologie d'eau douce, Natural resources conservation, Naturschutz, Süßwasser, Limnology, Biodiversité, Aquatic environment, Environmental protection, Ecosystems, Aquatic communities
Places: North America