Non-indigenous species may pose a threat to native ecosystems worldwide. In aquatic
environments, invasives may have a negative impact on human food security and …

Toxicity testing relies heavily on animals, especially rodents as part of the non-clinical
laboratory testing of substances. However, the use of mammalians and the number of …

Human-induced salinization caused by the use of road deicing salts, agricultural practices,
mining operations, and climate change is a major threat to the biodiversity and functioning of …

Recent changes in climate and eutrophication have caused increases in oxygen depletion
in both freshwater and marine ecosystems. However, the impact of oxygen stress on …

Abstract The European Water Framework Directive implements the policies to achieve a
good ecological status of all European waterbodies. To determine the ecological potential in …

Zooplankton are critical indicators of pressures impacting freshwater ecosystems. We
analyzed the response of zooplankton communities across different sub-catchment types …

Mass development of macrophytes is an increasing problem in many aquatic systems
worldwide. Dense mats of macrophytes can negatively affect activities like boating, fishing or …

Global biodiversity decline is believed to be caused by high anthropopressure. Particularly
vulnerable habitats are freshwater ecosystems, which are hotspots of biodiversity. The threat …

Water turbidity can significantly influence interspecific interactions in aquatic ecosystems.
We tested the hypothesis that the turbidity gradient significantly differentiates the dynamics …

The metacommunity concept provides a theoretical framework that aims at explaining
organism distributions by a combination of environmental filtering, dispersal, and drift …