Springs: Conserving perennial water is critical in arid landscapes

Agriculture & Biology

• springs (water) 100%
• groundwater 81%
• aquifers 51%
• water resources 43%
• arid lands 40%
• arid zones 38%
• invasive species 37%
• indigenous species 31%
• water 30%
• biodiversity 30%
• drought 29%
• drawdown 28%
• human settlements 26%
• resource management 24%
• recreation 23%
• aquatic habitat 22%
• aquatic ecosystems 22%
• refuge habitats 21%
• aquatic environment 20%
• anthropogenic activities 20%
• rare species 19%
• herbivores 16%
• invertebrates 15%
• climate 14%
• habitats 10%
• organisms 10%
• fish 10%
• extracts 9%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• arid land 48%
• endemic species 43%
• invasive species 39%
• arid region 38%
• groundwater 34%
• drought 29%
• aquifer 27%
• biodiversity 27%
• natural feature 25%
• water resources development 24%
• recreational activity 23%
• water extraction 23%
• habitat 23%
• water 22%
• exotic species 22%
• recolonization 22%
• refugium 21%
• human settlement 21%
• rare species 21%
• drawdown 20%
• groundwater resource 19%
• herbivore 19%
• aquatic environment 18%
• aquatic ecosystem 18%
• biota 17%
• invertebrate 16%
• water resource 14%
• surface water 12%
• fish 11%
• loss 9%
• removal 9%
• cost 9%