Technical Report on the Prototype New Zealand River Ecosystem Health Score

Résumé du livre

"The Score derived in this study indicates that, on average, the ecosystem health of New Zealand's rivers and streams is impaired (B-). This means that Water Quality is comprised and contaminants are present, Physical Habitat is altered so that it can no longer support thriving native plants and animals, Water Quantity is reduced and impeding the connectivity and dispersal of biota, Ecological Processes are unable to efficiently retain, transform and absorb carbon and nutrients, and the diversity of Aquatic Life is diminished"--Executive summary.