Aquatic

Aquatic systems

Aquatic systems: Included here are rivers, streams and wetlands. It is the smallest and least well known of the country’s ecosystems.

River

River

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  • Significance:Aquatic systems provide critical services such as water, food and are also useful for flood control.
  • Status: Only 2% of this ecosystem is formally protected. An additional 1% is informally protected.
  • Threats: Major threats to the ecosystem include:
    • Urbanization,
    • Alien invasive plant species,
    • Erosion and ,
    • Unsustainable utilization patterns.