PopEnvironment Linkages  Overview Air and Climate Biodiversity Coasts and Oceans Conflict and Security Crosscutting Issues Demographics Development and Economics Food and Agriculture Freshwater General Information Freshwater Resources Availability Pollution / Contamination Biodiversity Freshwater Systems Lakes Rivers Groundwater / Aquifers Wetlands Watersheds Freshwater Management Policies and Treaties Conflicts Management Systems Regional Examples Bibliography Health Land Use PopEnvironment Home PopPlanet Home		Freshwater > Freshwater Resources > Biodiversity [2] 1 Title Biodiversity in Freshwater Ecosystems Author World Resources Institute Abstract "Freshwaters are also home to a tremendous diversity of fish, amphibians, aquatic plants, invertebrates, and microorganisms. The Amazon River alone contains an estimated 3000 species of fish--only 25 percent less than the total number of mammals worldwide. And freshwater biodiversity is among the most poorly known on Earth. Scientists believe that Thailand may have as many as 1000 species of freshwater fish, but only some 475 have actually .." Type Article Affiliation World Resources Institute URL: http://www.wri.org/biodiv/b03-gbs.html Peer Review unknown 2 Title Ecosystems, Climate and the Global Environment Author Robert Engelman and Pamela LeRoy Abstract Part of a 1993 report called Sustaining Water: Population and the Future of Renewable Water Supplies by a U.S.-based advocacy group which addresses fresh water resources and their relationship to population, health and development. Strategies and regional examples are discussed. Type Report Affiliation Population Action International URL: http://www.cnie.org/pop/pai/water-23.html Peer Review Independent Peer-Review Process