Global Change Biology2023
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Roman Alther,
Tiziana Di Lorenzo,
Mattia Saccò,
Mattia Saccò,
Diana M. P. Galassi,
Florian Altermatt,
Alejandro Martínez,
Alejandro Martínez,
Alejandro Martínez,
Stefano Mammola,
Susanne I. Schmidt,
Cene Fišer,
Vasilis Gerovasileiou,
Cene Fišer,
Fulvio Celico,
Fulvio Celico,
Cene Fišer,
Florian Altermatt,
Rossano Bolpagni,
Stefano Mammola,
Stefano Mammola,
Florian Altermatt,
Grant C. Hose,
Roman Alther,
Louise Weaver,
Rajeev Raghavan,
Florian Altermatt,
Christian Griebler,
Louise Weaver,
Diana M. P. Galassi,
Louise Weaver,
Fulvio Celico,
Louise Weaver,
Roman Alther,
Roman Alther,
Florian Altermatt,
Alejandro Martínez,
Fulvio Celico,
David Sánchez‐Fernández
Susanne I. Schmidt,
Louise Weaver,
Rossano Bolpagni,
Rossano Bolpagni,
Christian Griebler,
Fulvio Celico,
Diana M. P. Galassi,
Anton Brancelj,
Christian Griebler,
Anton Brancelj,
Anne L. Robertson,
Alejandro Martínez,
Anne L. Robertson,
Anne L. Robertson,
Anne L. Robertson,
Louise Weaver,
Louise Weaver,
Louise Weaver,
Traian Brad,
Dávid Brankovits,
Dávid Brankovits,
Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira,
Daniele Nizzoli,
Dávid Brankovits,
Vasilis Gerovasileiou,
Cene Fišer,
Cene Fišer,
Vasilis Gerovasileiou,
Pedro Cardoso,
Vasilis Gerovasileiou,
Christian Griebler,
Christian Griebler,
Simone Guareschi,
Simone Guareschi,
Florian Altermatt,
Grant C. Hose,
Grant C. Hose,
Kathryn Korbel,
Tiziana Di Lorenzo,
Kathryn Korbel,
Elisabeth Lictevout,
Elisabeth Lictevout,
Rajeev Raghavan,
Florian Malard,
Cene Fišer,
Florian Malard,
Anne L. Robertson,
Alejandro Martínez,
Alejandro Martínez,
Matthew L. Niemiller,
Matthew L. Niemiller,
Diana M. P. Galassi,
Anne L. Robertson,
Anne L. Robertson,
Krizler C. Tanalgo,
Krizler C. Tanalgo,
Maria Elina Bichuette,
Maria Elina Bichuette,
Christian Griebler,
Špela Borko,
Špela Borko,
Alejandro Martínez,
Traian Brad,
Traian Brad,
Stefano Mammola,
Matthew A. Campbell,
Matthew A. Campbell,
Pedro Cardoso,
Pedro Cardoso,
Fulvio Celico,
Fulvio Celico,
Steven J. Cooper,
Steven J. Cooper,
David C. Culver,
David C. Culver,
Tiziana Di Lorenzo,
Mattia Saccò,
Tiziana Di Lorenzo,
Diana M. P. Galassi,
Diana M. P. Galassi,
Michelle T. Guzik,
Michelle T. Guzik,
Maja Zagmajster,
Adam Hartland,
Adam Hartland,
William F. Humphreys,
William F. Humphreys,
Anne L. Robertson,
Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira,
Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira,
Enrico Lunghi,
David Sánchez‐Fernández
Enrico Lunghi,
Daniele Nizzoli,
Daniele Nizzoli,
Florian Malard,
Giulia Perina,
Giulia Perina,
Rajeev Raghavan,
Rajeev Raghavan,
Zoe T. Richards,
Zoe T. Richards,
Аnа Sofiа P. S. Reboleirа,
Аnа Sofiа P. S. Reboleirа,
Melissa M. Rohde,
Melissa M. Rohde,
David Sánchez‐Fernández
David Sánchez‐Fernández
Susanne I. Schmidt,
Susanne I. Schmidt,
Mieke van der Heyde,
Mieke van der Heyde,
Louise Weaver,
Louise Weaver,
Nicole E. White,
Nicole E. White,
Maja Zagmajster,
Maja Zagmajster,
Ian D. Hogg,
Ian D. Hogg,
Albert Ruhí,
Albert Ruhí,
Marthe Monique Gagnon,
Marthe Monique Gagnon,
Morten E. Allentoft,
Morten E. Allentoft,
Robert Reinecke,
Robert Reinecke,
David Sánchez‐Fernández
Summary
This study argues that groundwater should be recognized as a "keystone ecosystem" because of its critical role in sustaining surface environments, biodiversity, and human water supplies. Over half of the world's land surface has significant interaction with groundwater, yet it remains overlooked in conservation planning. Protecting groundwater is essential for planetary health, including safeguarding water sources from emerging contaminants like microplastics.
Study Type
Environmental
Groundwater 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.