Feature: The underground conservation frontier
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 10:11
in Earth & Climate
Groundwater ecosystems are, in many ways, the final unexplored aquatic frontier on Earth. Now new research into these zones warns that a lack of knowledge and adequate management could not only lead to a decrease in biodiversity but also a loss of essential Ecosystem Service Providers, many of which are imperative to human life.
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