Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem

Published:2023-12-12 Issue:1 Volume:30 Page:
ISSN:1354-1013
Container-title:Global Change Biology
language:en
Short-container-title:Global Change Biology

Author:

Saccò Mattia¹²^ORCID,Mammola Stefano³⁴⁵^ORCID,Altermatt Florian⁶⁷^ORCID,Alther Roman⁶⁷^ORCID,Bolpagni Rossano²^ORCID,Brancelj Anton⁸⁹^ORCID,Brankovits David³^ORCID,Fišer Cene¹⁰^ORCID,Gerovasileiou Vasilis¹¹¹²^ORCID,Griebler Christian¹³^ORCID,Guareschi Simone¹⁴¹⁵^ORCID,Hose Grant C.¹⁶^ORCID,Korbel Kathryn¹⁶^ORCID,Lictevout Elisabeth¹⁷^ORCID,Malard Florian¹⁸^ORCID,Martínez Alejandro³^ORCID,Niemiller Matthew L.¹⁹^ORCID,Robertson Anne²⁰^ORCID,Tanalgo Krizler C.²¹^ORCID,Bichuette Maria Elina²²^ORCID,Borko Špela¹⁰^ORCID,Brad Traian²³^ORCID,Campbell Matthew A.²⁴^ORCID,Cardoso Pedro⁴²⁵^ORCID,Celico Fulvio²^ORCID,Cooper Steven J. B.²⁶²⁷^ORCID,Culver David²⁸^ORCID,Di Lorenzo Tiziana⁵²⁹^ORCID,Galassi Diana M. P.³⁰^ORCID,Guzik Michelle T.³¹^ORCID,Hartland Adam³²^ORCID,Humphreys William F.³³³⁴^ORCID,Ferreira Rodrigo Lopes³⁵^ORCID,Lunghi Enrico³⁰^ORCID,Nizzoli Daniele²^ORCID,Perina Giulia¹^ORCID,Raghavan Rajeev³⁶^ORCID,Richards Zoe³⁷^ORCID,Reboleira Ana Sofia P. S.²⁵^ORCID,Rohde Melissa M.³⁸³⁹^ORCID,Fernández David Sánchez⁴⁰^ORCID,Schmidt Susanne I.⁴¹^ORCID,van der Heyde Mieke¹^ORCID,Weaver Louise⁴²^ORCID,White Nicole E.¹^ORCID,Zagmajster Maja¹⁰^ORCID,Hogg Ian⁴³⁴⁴^ORCID,Ruhi Albert⁴⁵^ORCID,Gagnon Marthe M.⁴⁶^ORCID,Allentoft Morten E.²⁴⁴⁷^ORCID,Reinecke Robert⁴⁸^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Subterranean Research and Groundwater Ecology (SuRGE) Group, Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab, School of Molecular and Life Sciences Curtin University Perth Western Australia Australia

2. Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability University of Parma Parma Italy

3. Molecular Ecology Group (MEG), Water Research Institute (CNR‐IRSA) National Research Council Verbania Pallanza Italy

4. Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research (LIBRe), Finnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS) University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland

5. National Biodiversity Future Center Palermo Italy

6. Department of Aquatic Ecology Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology Dübendorf Switzerland

7. Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies University of Zurich Zürich Switzerland

8. Department of Organisms and Ecosystems Research National Institute of Biology Ljubljana Slovenia

9. Department for Environmental Science University of Nova Gorica Nova Gorica Slovenia

10. SubBio Lab, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology University of Ljubljana Ljubljana Slovenia

11. Faculty of Environment, Department of Environment Ionian University Zakynthos Greece

12. Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC), Thalassocosmos, Institute of Marine Biology Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) Heraklion Greece

13. Department of Functional & Evolutionary Ecology University of Vienna Vienna Austria

14. Estación Biologica de Doñana (EBD‐CSIC) Seville Spain

15. Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology University of Turin Turin Italy

16. School of Natural Sciences Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales Australia

17. International Groundwater Resources Assessment Center (IGRAC) Delft The Netherlands

18. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, Univ Lyon Villeurbanne France

19. Department of Biological Sciences The University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville Alabama USA

20. School of Life and Health Sciences Roehampton University London UK

21. Ecology and Conservation Research Laboratory (Eco/Con Lab), Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan Cotabato Philippines

22. Laboratory of Subterranean Studies (LES), Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos Brazil

23. Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology Cluj‐Napoca Romania

24. Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab, School of Molecular and Life Sciences Curtin University Perth Western Australia Australia

25. Departamento de Biologia Animal, and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal

26. South Australian Museum, North Terrace Adelaide South Australia Australia

27. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences and Environment Institute The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia

28. Department of Environmental Science American University Washington DC USA

29. Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems of the National Research Council of Italy (IRET CNR) Florence Italy

30. Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences (MESVA) University of L'Aquila L'Aquila Italy

31. School of Biological Sciences The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia

32. Lincoln Agritech Ltd, Ruakura, Kirikiriroa Aotearoa New Zealand

33. School of Biological Sciences University of Western Australia Crawley Western Australia Australia

34. Western Australian Museum Welshpool Western Australia Australia

35. Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais Universidade Federal de Lavras Lavras Minas Gerais Brazil

36. Department of Fisheries Resource Management Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies Kochi India

37. Coral Conservation and Research Group, Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab, School of Molecular and Life Sciences Curtin University Bentley Western Australia Australia

38. Rohde Environmental Consulting, LLC Seattle Washington USA

39. Graduate Program in Environmental Science State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse New York USA

40. Department of Ecology and Hydrology University of Murcia Murcia Spain

41. Department of Lake Research Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Magdeburg Germany

42. Water & Environment Group Institute of Environmental Science & Research Ltd. Christchurch New Zealand

43. School of Science University of Waikato Hamilton New Zealand

44. Canadian High Arctic Research Station Polar Knowledge Canada Cambridge Bay Nunavut Canada

45. Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management University of California Berkeley California USA

46. School of Molecular and Life Sciences Curtin University Bentley Western Australia Australia

47. Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark

48. Institute of Geography Johannes Gutenberg‐University Mainz Mainz Germany

Abstract

AbstractGroundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater resource, in a period of depletion by extraction and pollution, groundwater environments have been repeatedly overlooked in global biodiversity conservation agendas. Disregarding the importance of groundwater as an ecosystem ignores its critical role in preserving surface biomes. To foster timely global conservation of groundwater, we propose elevating the concept of keystone species into the realm of ecosystems, claiming groundwater as a keystone ecosystem that influences the integrity of many dependent ecosystems. Our global analysis shows that over half of land surface areas (52.6%) has a medium‐to‐high interaction with groundwater, reaching up to 74.9% when deserts and high mountains are excluded. We postulate that the intrinsic transboundary features of groundwater are critical for shifting perspectives towards more holistic approaches in aquatic ecology and beyond. Furthermore, we propose eight key themes to develop a science‐policy integrated groundwater conservation agenda. Given ecosystems above and below the ground intersect at many levels, considering groundwater as an essential component of planetary health is pivotal to reduce biodiversity loss and buffer against climate change.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

General Environmental Science,Ecology,Environmental Chemistry,Global and Planetary Change

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gcb.17066

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