News Headline

The freshwater biodiversity crisis

Source
Science (AAAS)

Publication Date
2018-12-21

The 2018 Living Planet Index (LPI) (1) shows that populations of freshwater species have declined by an average of 83% since 1970, a far steeper drop than for terrestrial or marine species. Extinction rates for freshwater species are also exceptionally high (2).

Content
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6421/1369.1