Key literature on the broad conservation concern of freshwater environments. Additionally, key literature on each major freshwater threat is provided. The goal of this table is to provide a starting baseline for those not familiar with freshwater literature
Topic
Key global perspective literature
Disparate research attention of freshwater environments
Darwall, W.R.T. et al. (2011). Implications of bias in conservation research and investment for freshwater species. Conservation Letters, 4:474–482. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2011.00202.x He, F. et al. (2021). More exposure opportunities for promoting freshwater conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 1–10. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3725
Freshwater biodiversity crisis
Collen, B. et al. (2014). Global patterns of freshwater species diversity, threat and endemism. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23:40–51. DOI: 10.1111/geb.12096 WWF (2018). Living Planet Report - 2018: Aiming Higher. Grooten, M. and Almond, R.E.A. (Eds). WWF, Gland, Switzerland. Dudgeon, D. (2019). Multiple threats imperil freshwater biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Current Biology, 29:R960–R967. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.08.002 He, F. et al. (2019). The global decline of freshwater megafauna. Global Change Biology, 25(11):3883–3892. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14753 Reid, A.J. et al. (2019). Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity. Biological Reviews, 94:849–873. DOI: 10.1111/brv.12480 Tickner, D. et al. (2020). Bending the Curve of Global Freshwater Biodiversity Loss: An Emergency Recovery Plan. BioScience, 70(4):330–342. DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaa002 Harper, M. et al. (2021). Twenty-five essential research questions to inform the protection and restoration of freshwater biodiversity. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31:2632–2653. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3634 Su, G. et al. (2021). Human impacts on global freshwater fish biodiversity. Science, 371:835–838. DOI: 10.1126/science.abd3369
Major threats Fisheries
Funge-Smith, S.J. (2018). Review of the state of world fishery resources: inland fisheries. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular, No. C942 Rev.3, Rome, FAO, 397 pp. WEB: fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CA0388EN/ Ainsworth, R. et al. (2021). A review of major river basins and large lakes relevant to inland fisheries. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular, No. 1170. Rome, FAO, 325 pp. DOI: 10.4060/cb2827en
Ornamental harvest
Reid, G.M. et al. (2013). Global challenges in freshwater-fish conservation related to public aquariums and the aquarium industry. International Zoo Yearbook, 47:6–45. DOI: 10.1111/izy.12020
Invasive species
Vilizzi, L. et al. (2019). A global review and meta-analysis of applications of the freshwater Fish Invasiveness Screening Kit. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 29:529–568. DOI: 10.1007/s11160-019-09562-2
Pollution
Tuholske, C. et al. (2021). Mapping global inputs and impacts from of human sewage in coastal ecosystems. PLOS ONE, 16:e0258898. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258898
Barriers to water flow
Grill, G. et al. (2019). Mapping the world’s free-flowing rivers. Nature, 569:215–221 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1111-9
Land clearing and repurposing
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (2018). Global Wetland Outlook: State of the World’s Wetlands and Their Services to People. Gland, Switzerland: Ramsar Convention Secretariat. WEB: medwet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ramsar_gwo_english_web.pdf
Climate change
Lennox, R.J. et al. (2019). Toward a better understanding of freshwater fish responses to an increasingly drought-stricken world. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 29:71–92. DOI: 10.1007/s11160-018-09545-9
Mining related resource extraction
Maus, V. et al. (2020). A global-scale data set of mining areas. Scientific Data, 7:289 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-00624-w
General human reliance’s of riverine systems
Fedele, G. et al. (2021). Nature-dependent people: Mapping human direct use of nature for basic needs across the tropics. Global Environmental Change:102368. DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102368 46
