Our daily life depends on many services delivered by the planet's ecosystems. Groundwater
ecosystems deliver services that are of immense societal and economic value, such as: 1) …

Ecosystem services, the benefits that people obtain from ecosystems, are a powerful lens
through which to understand human relationships with the environment and to design …

Groundwater is the most ubiquitous source of liquid freshwater globally, yet its role in
supporting diverse ecosystems is rarely acknowledged,. However, the location and extent of …

Natural resources policies that promote sustainable management are critical for protecting
diverse stakeholders against depletion. Although integrating diverse stakeholders into these …

In the past, the phrase 'environmental allocations of water'has most often been taken to
mean allocation of water to rivers. However, it is now accepted that groundwater-dependent …

Groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are at risk globally due to unsustainable levels
of groundwater extraction, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. In this review, we …

In many regions around the world, groundwater is the key source of water for some
vegetation species, and its availability and dynamics can define vegetation composition and …

Recent surveys of groundwater invertebrates (stygofauna) worldwide are yielding rich troves
of biodiversity, with significant implications for invertebrate systematists and phylogeneticists …

Many land-based ecosystems are dependent on groundwater and could be threatened by
human groundwater abstraction. One key challenge for the description of associated …

Until the early 1970s, the management of water resources in Australia was predominantly
concerned with the assessment, development and harnessing of new water resources for …