Author : Kevin G. Smith
Release : 2014-01-01
Genre : Nature
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The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the eastern Mediterranean - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the eastern Mediterranean write by Kevin G. Smith. This book was released on 2014-01-01. The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the eastern Mediterranean available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Eastern Mediterranean region supports just over 4.4% of the global human population yet contains only 1.1% of its renewable water resources, which are under constant threat from the impacts of unsustainable water withdrawal, dam development and climate change. This IUCN report and accompanying dataset represents a major advance in the provision of information to help incorporate biodiversity needs into water development planning processes within an Integrated River Basin Management framework. This volume includes species information compiled for each river and lake sub-basin and incorporates information from the assessment conducted by IUCN's Global Species Programme, in collaboration with its partners, of the status and distribution of all described species of freshwater fishes, molluscs, odonates, and plants from across the Eastern Mediterranean with existing information for species of freshwater dependent amphibians, birds, crustaceans, and mammals. This work represents the most comprehensive assessment yet of freshwater biodiversity at the species level for this part of the world.