Tropical/Temperate Freshwater Living Planet Index 2012

Tropical/Temperate Freshwater Living Planet Index 2012 © ZSL

The declines indicated by the Living Planet Index affect all biomes: terrestrial, marine and freshwater, but it clearly shows that freshwater systems are the hardest hit of the three with overall declines of 37%. If specifically focusing on tropical freshwaters, these declines are 70%.

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