Fresh thinking for freshwater species: Expanding the management decision space

Sylvia Cantor; Kellie Carim

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Fresh thinking for freshwater species: Expanding the management decision space

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Sylvia Cantor, Kellie Carim

Year:

2026

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use In 5 Minutes, September 2026. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

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Abstract

Protected areas are considered an antidote to biodiversity loss, but have not protected all biodiversity equally. Freshwater biodiversity has declined globally by 84 percent since 1970 - more than twice the rate of marine and terrestrial species. Legacy effects from logging, mining, livestock grazing, dams, and fish stocking have affected freshwater ecosystems across the landscape including federally-protected areas.

Keywords

freshwater biodiversity, freshwater ecosystems, management, wilderness

Citation

Cantor, Sylvia; Carim, Kellie. 2026. Fresh thinking for freshwater species: Expanding the management decision space. Science You Can Use In 5 Minutes, September 2026. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.