Mapping groundwater-dependent ecosystems shows the need for more protection globally
9 October 2024Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03238-z
Ecosystems reliant on groundwater are vulnerable to water depletion and climate change, but often their locations are unknown. A map of groundwater-dependent ecosystems across global drylands provides essential information to advance the protection of these biologically diverse ecosystems and the rural societies that depend on them.