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When good animals like bad habitats: ecological traps in the marine environment

by Australian Rivers InstituteLeave a Comment on When good animals like bad habitats: ecological traps in the marine environment
When good animals like bad habitats: ecological traps in the marine environment

"By altering the environment, are humans tricking animals into making poor life choices?"

Climate change, Conservation, Dams, Drinking water, Drought, ecology, Ecosystems, fish, fisheries, Guest Author, International, Our people, research, River, Rivers, Sediment, sharks, Uncategorized, Wetlands, womeninstem

Bring living waters back to our planet

by Australian Rivers InstituteLeave a Comment on Bring living waters back to our planet
Bring living waters back to our planet

Rivers, lakes, and wetlands support extraordinary diversity. Such bodies of water host more species per square kilometre than forests or oceans. Yet they are losing this biodiversity two to three times faster than forests and oceans. Populations of freshwater animals, including river dolphins, sturgeon, beavers, crocodiles, and giant turtles, have already plummeted by 88%.