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Inland Water Ecosystems
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Inland waters make up a minute portion of the planet's water resources (less than one hundredth of one percent). Nevertheless, they are crucial to human survival, hold a disproportionate number of species (more threatened than either oceans or land species), and are central to sustainability issues. Inland water ecosystems include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, standing water, and wetlands.
Keywords inland waters, freshwater, lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, water resources, dams, channelization, floodplains, lentic, lotic, aquatic ecosystems |
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