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An introduction to the freshwater animal diversity assessment (FADA) project
- Source :
- Developments in Hydrobiology ISBN: 9781402082580
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment (FADA) project aims at compiling an overview of genus- and species-level diversity of animals in the continental, aquatic ecosystems of the world. It is a collective effort of 163 experts, and presents 59 articles treating the diversity and endemism of different animal taxa, ranging from microscopic worms to mammals, at global and regional scales. Given their structural importance, an article on macrophytes is also added. Here, we give an overview of the project’s history, and outline the common framework of the various articles, as well as the conventions the experts agreed to adhere to in their treatises. Furthermore, we briefly introduce future prospects.
- Subjects :
- business.industry
Ecology
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Ecology (disciplines)
Metazoa
Environmental resource management
review
aquatic
Common framework
Aquatic Science
Biology
Taxon
Aquatic biodiversity research
endemism
non marine
Diversity assessment
global biodiversity
business
Endemism
freshwater
Global biodiversity
Diversity (politics)
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Subjects
Details
- ISBN :
- 978-1-4020-8258-0
- ISBNs :
- 9781402082580
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Developments in Hydrobiology ISBN: 9781402082580
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....369aebc20d32b998f873009befbc971c