Freshwater Ecoregions of the World

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<section class="section section-alt"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="super-hero-unit"> <figure class="dark-background dark-background-max-height"> <img alt="river meandering through a shallow valley" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/pond-1.jpeg" class="half-opacity banner-max-height"> <figcaption class="flex-caption"> <p class="super animated fadeinup delayedmore"> biodiversity </p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-padded"> <div class="biodiversity-image-container body-text"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/freshwater_fish_species_richness"> <img alt="Freshwater fish species richness" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/fis-ric.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Freshwater fish species richness</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/number_of_endemic_freshwater_fish_species"> <img alt="Number of endemic freshwater fish species" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/fis-end2.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Number of endemic freshwater fish species</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/percentage_endemic_freshwater_fish_species"> <img alt="Percentage endemic freshwater fish species" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/fis-end-per2.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Percentage endemic freshwater fish species</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/freshwater_fish_species_per_ecoregion_area"> <img alt="Freshwater fish species per ecoregion area" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/fis-den.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Freshwater fish species per ecoregion area</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/freshwater_amphibian_species_richness"> <img alt="Freshwater amphibian species richness" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/amp-ric.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Freshwater amphibian species richness</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/number_of_endemic_freshwater_amphibian_species"> <img alt="Number of endemic freshwater amphibian species" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/amp-end.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Number of endemic freshwater amphibian species</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/percentage_endemic_freshwater_amphibian_species"> <img alt="Percentage endemic freshwater amphibian species" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/amp-end-per.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Percentage endemic freshwater amphibian species</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/freshwater_amphibian_species_per_ecoregion_area"> <img alt="Freshwater amphibian species per ecoregion area" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/amp-den.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Freshwater amphibian species per ecoregion area</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/freshwater_turtle_species_richness"> <img alt="Freshwater turtle species richness" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/tur-ric.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Freshwater turtle species richness</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/number_of_endemic_freshwater_turtle_species"> <img alt="Number of endemic freshwater turtle species" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/tur-end.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Number of endemic freshwater turtle species</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/percentage_endemic_freshwater_turtle_species"> <img alt="Percentage endemic freshwater turtle species" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/tur-end-per.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Percentage endemic freshwater turtle species</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/freshwater_turtle_species_per_ecoregion_area"> <img alt="Freshwater turtle species per ecoregion area" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/tur-den.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Freshwater turtle species per ecoregion area</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/crocodile_species_richness"> <img alt="Crocodile species richness" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/cro-ric.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Crocodile species richness</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <a href="https://www.feow.org/global-maps/biodiversity/number_of_endemic_crocodile_species"> <img alt="Number of endemic crocodile species" src="https://www.feow.org/img/assets/feow/croc-end.jpg" class="flex-image"> <p class="text-center neg-margin-top-20">Number of endemic crocodile species</p> </a> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div>  <footer id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="wrapper wrapper-transparent"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span6 small-screen-center"> <h3> FE<span class="light">OW</span> </h3> 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