Feature: The underground conservation frontier

Friday, October 31, 2008 - 15:07 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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