Helfrich, Louis A.Neves, Richard J.Parkhurst, James A.2020-01-092020-01-092019http://hdl.handle.net/10919/96365Aquatic biodiversity supports food security, tourism, pharmaceuticals, helps mitigate the impact of climate change, and employment3 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Sustaining America's biodiversity. What is aquatic biodiversity; Why is it important?What is aquatic biodiversity; Why is it important?Extension publicationhttps://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/420/420-520/CNRE-77.pdfAquatic environmentBiodiversity