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Urgent plea for global protection of springs

Marco Cantonati, R. J. Fensham, Lawrence E. Stevens, Reinhard Gerecke, Douglas S. Glazier, Nico Goldscheider, R. L. Knight, John S. Richardson, Abraham E. Springer, Klement Tockner

2020Conservation Biology70 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Springs, keystone ecosystems, are rapidly disappearing mainly due to overexploitation, and need global protection.

Topics & Concepts

PleaEnvironmental protectionGeographyPolitical scienceLawEnvironmental Science and Water Management