Conserving Freshwater Biodiversity in U. S. Protected Areas - Management Intervention and the RAD Framework.

ABSTRACT: Protected areas are considered a critical antidote to global biodiversity loss. Yet, protected areas have not effectively preserved freshwater biodiversity compared to other taxonomic groups, in part because they are not designed or managed with freshwater ecosystems in mind. Additionally, historical and current human activities have degraded freshwater biodiversity, and climate driven transformation constrains the ability of protected areas to preserve freshwater biodiversity into the future. Management intervention is an important tool to ensure protected areas support current and future ecological, socio-cultural, and economic values surrounding freshwater biodiversity. Yet applying interventions is challenging because many protected areas limit human manipulation and control. The Resis

SUBMITTER: Carim KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12727717 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature