Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth but support 10% of all species. Nearly a quarter of these species face ...

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A quarter of freshwater animals, including fish, insects and crustaceans, are at high risk of extinction due to threats ...

Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction due to a multitude of threats, according to new ...

A new study published in Nature on Wednesday finds that nearly 25 percent of freshwater fauna—including species of fish, dragonflies, damselflies, crabs, crayfish and shrimp—are “threatened ...

Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of the planet's surface but support 10% of its animal species, a zoologist and study ...

Almost a quarter of main freshwater animal species including fish, shrimps and crabs are threatened with extinction, worldwide research involving more than a thousand experts has found.

The researchers examined around 23,500 species of dragonflies, fish, crabs and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ecosystems. They found that 24% were at risk of extinction ...

PHOTO: Freshwater infographic. (Sarah Streyle - Conservation International) The species studied included fish, decapod crustaceans -- such as crabs, crayfishes and shrimps -- and odonates ...