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Diversity and Distributions
March 2026
Diversity and Distributions. - 32(2026)3, Art. e70168

The Spatial Discrepancy Between Colombian Freshwater Fish Suitable Habitats and Existing Protected Areas

Thomas Tomiczek; Jaime García Márquez; Robert Arlinghaus; Sami Domisch

The study shows: Only 25 per cent of newly-delineated priority areas identified for the protection of freshwater fishes in Colombia overlap with existing protected areas. Strikingly, the required amount of area is similar to that of the existing protected areas. However, a more efficient spatial distribution would be important. 

March 2026
Communications Earth & Environment. - 7(2026), Art. 303

A collaborative research agenda for restoring free-flowing rivers

Twan Stoffers; Katariina E. M. Vuorinen; Sibylle Schroer; Phoebe C. Griffith; Miriam Colls; Tibor Erős; Juergen Geist; Mathias Kuemmerlen; Socrates Schouten; Ruben van Treeck; Maria Alp; Damiano Baldan; Sebastian Birk; Olena Bilous; Florian Borgwardt; Mario Brauns; Anthonie D. Buijse; Viola Clausnitzer; Mayra E. Darre; Jelger Elings; Patrick Fink; Teresa Ferreira; Katarzyna Glinska-Lewczuk; Johannes Graupner; Daria Gundermann; Fengzhi He; Thomas Hein; Zeb S. Hogan; Lionel L’Hoste; Paul Meulenbroek; Imanol Miqueleiz; Sathaporn Monprapussorn; Camille L. Musseau; Leopold A. J. Nagelkerke; Joacim Näslund; Paula dos Reis Oliveira; Joachim Pander; Polona Pengal; Marie Pfeiffer; Sebastian L. Rock; Joshua L. Royte; Timo D. Rittweg; Anna Scaini; Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber; Stefan Schmutz; Mathias Scholz; Gabriel A. Singer; Adam Tarkowski; Kimmo T. Tolonen; Jonah Tosney; Martin Tschikof; Jimmy van Rijn; Pieterjan Verhelst; Franziska Walther; Bernhard Wegscheider; Christian Wolter; Chen Xiao; Thomas A. Worthington; Stamatis Zogaris; Sonja C. Jähnig

The Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR) calls for restoring at least 25,000 kilometres of free-flowing rivers by 2030. Translating this ambition into implementation remains challenging due to differing restoration priorities across ecological, social, economic and governance contexts. This study offers a roadmap to support the implementation of the NRR's goal of restoring free-flowing rivers. 

March 2026
Limnology and Oceanography Letters. - 11(2026)2, Art. e70116

Seasons and seasonality in lakes: A synthesis amid global change

Abigail S. L. Lewis; David C. Richardson; Dexter W. Howard; Cayelan C. Carey; Benjamin M. Kraemer; Yael Amitai; Sheel Bansal; Elvira de Eyto; Hans-Peter Grossart; Kathryn K. Hoffman; Rachel A. Hovel; Lesley Knoll; Isabella A. Oleksy; Arianto Budi Santoso; Martin Schmid; Robert Schwefel; Dietmar Straile; Xinyu Sun; Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer; Whitney M. Woelmer; Sabine Wollrab; Petr Znachor
March 2026
Water Resources Research. - 62(2026)3, Art. e2025WR041376

A Novel In Situ Experimental Setup for Studying the Impact of Bedform Celerity on 2D Oxygen Distribution in the Hyporheic Zone of Streams

Alejandra Villa; Hanna Schulz; Hauke Dämpfling; Stephanie Spahr; Shai Arnon; Jörg Lewandowski

The authors investigated the influence of dynamic hyporheic zones. They developed of a novel field-based setup that enabled the simultaneous monitoring of oxygen dynamics and bedform migration in a stream. Contrary to what has been reported in several studies, they observed more strongly oxygenated bedforms at the highest velocity studied. 

Cover der Fachzeitschrift "One Earth"
March 2026
One earth. - XX(202X)X, Art. 101623

Global assessment of alien freshwater megafauna reveals complex socio-economic impacts

Xing Chen; Thomas G. Evans; Jonathan M. Jeschke; Phoebe Griffith; Sonja C. Jähnig; Fengzhi He

This study shows: Over 40 percent of extant large freshwater animals (megafauna) have been deliberately introduced outside their natural ranges, often for economic gain. While these alien species can provide substantial benefits to certain groups in the introduced regions, they also posed profound and often underestimated risks to native biodiversity and local people.