» Freshwater Biodiversity: A Preliminary Global Assessment    This document provides information on inland waters and their biodiversity, and includes the first global assessment of areas of special importance for freshwater biodiversity, based on expert opinion and data. It also includes a first comparative analysi    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/information_services/publications/freshwater/toc.htm

» The Diversity of the Seas: A Regional Approach    A region-by-region account of select issues in marine biological diversity. Each account includes descriptive text on the oceanography, elements of biodiversity (including estimates of species richness and endemism), and a discussion of marine fisheries a    ftp://ftp.wcmc.org.uk/products/wcmc.publications/4.diversity.of.seas