Agriculture, loss of habitat or wastewater effluents—human stressors negatively impact biodiversity in streams and rivers. Very little is known yet about the extent to which their capacity for self-purification and other essential ecosystem services are also impacted. An international research team lead by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) has synthesized the globally available research on this topic in a meta-analysis recently published in Global Change Biology. This study provides new initiatives for improved water management.
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Source: Phys.org