1. FRESHWATER SYSTEMS
2. BIODIVERSITY IN FRESHWATERS
3. STATUS, TRENDS AND THREATS
4. IMPORTANT AREAS FOR FRESHWATER DIVERSITY
REFERENCES
ANNEX 1 Larger rivers of the world, including a list of basins analysed in this report and a preliminary revised list of international basins
ANNEX 2 River basin analysis: select data from WCMC freshwater biodiversity database
ANNEX 3 Technical notes
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. The world water resource
Table 2. Distribution by continent of freshwater resources
Table 3. Major water quality issues in different systems
Table 4. Animal groups exploited in inland waters
Table 5. Inland water fish: select data on catch and consumption
Table 6. Summary of key aspects of continental freshwater
fisheries
Table 7. The major groups of organisms in freshwater
Table 8. Aquatic plants: a selection of species-rich or
economically important groups
Table 9. Numbers of threatened freshwater fishes in select
countries
Table 10. Freshwater fish extinctions: number of known
species extinctions by decade
Table 11. Scale and source of factors impacting freshwater
biodiversity
Table 12. Fish introductions: inland species by continent
and decade
Table 13. Summary of sources of stressors affecting threatened
aquatic species in USA
Table 14. Change in lake condition: a preliminary assessment
Table 15. Physical and biodiversity features of major
long-lived lakes
Table 16. Partial list of global hotspots of freshwater
biodiversity
Table 17. Important areas for freshwater biodiversity
Table 18. Thirty high priority river basins
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Population trends in sample of inland water
species
Figure 2. Inland water biodiversity index
Figure 3. Freshwater fish species: percent threatened
in selected countries
Figure 4. Freshwater fish extinctions: graph to show
known species extinctions by decade
Figure 5. Fish introductions: graph to show known inland
species introductions by decade
Figure 6. Changes in condition in a sample of lakes worldwide
Figure 7. Relationship between species number and basin
area
Figure 8. Relationship between species number and basin
discharge volume
Figure 9. Species richness against basin latitude
Figure 10. Relationship between number of fish species
and fish families in catchment basins Figure 11.
Scatter diagram of fish family richness per basin against 'vulnerability'
LIST OF MAPS
Map 1. Location of basins included in study
Map 2. Global hotspots of freshwater biodiversity: a preliminary selection
Map 3. Areas of special importance for freshwater fish diversity
Map 4. Areas of special importance for inland water crustacean diversity
Map 5. Areas of special importance for freshwater mollusc diversity
Map 6. Number of fish species in major river basins
Map 7. Fish species: relative richness
Map 8. Freshwater fish families: the global pattern
Map 9. Number of fish families in major river basins
Map 10. Fish families: relative richness
Map 11. Relative wilderness value of major river basins
Map 12. Pressure on water resources
Map 13. Overall vulnerability
Map 14. River basins: possible global priorities for action