Biodiversity: Land vs Water
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Pirarucù (Arapaima gigas), Rio Tabajòs, Brazil; hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Red Sea, Egypt; eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus), Australia
These declines are on average – as for the overall tropical and temperate LPIs, tropical and temperate species living in each habitat type show starkly different trends.
For example, the tropical freshwater Living Planet Index has fallen by nearly 70%, while the temperate freshwater LPI has risen by 36%.
Figure 36: Turning population trends into the Living Planet Index. LPR2010
The Freshwater Living Planet Index a) The global freshwater index shows a decline of 35% between 1970 and 2007 b) The temperate freshwater index shows an increase of 36% while the tropical freshwater index shows a decline of nearly 70%.
Scroll over the map below to see the LPI in all tropical and temperate habitat types.
Figure 8: The Marine Living Planet Index a) The global marine index shows a decline of 24% between 1970 and 2007 b) The temperate marine index shows an increase of around 50% while the tropical marine index shows a decline of around 60%.
Marine LPI
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Figure 7: The Terrestrial Living Planet Index a) The global terrestrial index shows a decline of almost 25% between 1970 and 2007. b) The temperate terrestrial index shows an increase of about 5%, while the tropical terrestrial index shows a decline of almost 50%.
Terrestrial LPI
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