A new IGB study shows just how sensitively #zooplankton respond to dam construction. In the White #Nile, decades of regulation have halved species diversity. With the new Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (#GERD), the Blue Nile may now face similar losses in #biodiversity.
https://www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/zooplankton-nile-diversity-under-threat-dams
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