- Department:(Dept. 2) Community and Ecosystem Ecology
Current protected areas provide limited benefits for European river biodiversity
Protected areas are meant to preserve endangered species and stabilize ecosystems. But for many European rivers, this protection falls short. The research team examined the condition of rivers at over 1,700 locations in ten European countries across a period of almost four decades. The result: Existing protected areas have only brought about measurable improvements in a limited subset of rivers.
Flow variability and macroinvertebrates jointly regulate stream periphyton and metabolism: Insights from experimental stream mesocosms
In stream mesocosm experiments the authors tested how reduced flow and a sequence of controlled flushing events, with or without macroinvertebrates, affect periphyton community composition, algal biovolume, and ecosystem metabolism. Flow variability and macroinvertebrates control periphyton structure, metabolism, and carbon cycling, with macroinvertebrates stabilising responses to disturbance.
Early warning of harmful cyanobacteria blooms based on high frequency in situ monitoring and intelligible machine learning modelling: The case study of Lake Müggelsee (Germany)
Global thermal tolerance compilation for freshwater invertebrates and fish
The authors present the first comprehensive and openly accessible compilation of freshwater species’ thermal tolerance, covering over 900 invertebrates and fish, and including English and non-English studies to expand representation and reduce biases.
Nutrients on the move: Investigating large scale fatty acid exports from European ponds via emerging insects
Implementing the European Union Biodiversity Strategy: Interlinked challenges and a potential way forward
Nuisance alga reduces lake partial pressure of carbon dioxide and carbon flux to the atmosphere in boreal lakes
Optimizing river restoration: A multi-scenario approach to barrier removal prioritization
Site selection for off-shore macroalgae aquaculture on the French Atlantic coast
