Aqua Incognita: the unknown headwaters

• Running water comprises just over one millionth of the world’s water. The importance of those streams and rivers as a resource for human welfare and biodiversity, however, is far out of proportion to that minuscule fraction. This explains why protecting running waters (the flow regimes, water quality and biota) is such a vital concern for society. Yet for all the focus and concern, how much do we actually know about these running waters, and the lotic habitat they comprise?

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