Freshwater megafauna shape ecosystems and facilitate restoration
Biological Reviews, Volume 99, Issue 4, Page 1141-1163, August 2024.ABSTRACT Freshwater megafauna, such as sturgeons, giant catfishes, river dolphins, hippopotami, crocodylians, large turtles, and giant salamanders, have experienced severe population declines and range contractions worldwide. Although there is an increasing number of studies investigating the causes of megafauna losses in fresh waters, little attention
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