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River-to-sea ecosystem management

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Human changes to freshwater flows affect marine ecosystems, but such impacts are rarely considered in development plans involving dam building and water abstraction from rivers. Now research shows how approaches that integrate flow management and marine fisheries can improve both freshwater and coastal ecosystem sustainability.

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Fig. 1: River-to-sea ecosystem management.

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    Thiago B. A. Couto

  2. Aquatic Research and Environmental Assessment Center, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, New York, NY, USA

    Suresh A. Sethi

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Couto, T.B.A., Sethi, S.A. River-to-sea ecosystem management. Nat Sustain 7, 4–6 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01239-w

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