With the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), the member states
have to classify the ecological status of surface waters following standardised procedures. It …

Eutrophication resulting from high nutrient loading has been the paramount environmental
problem for lakes world-wide for the past four decades. Efforts are being made in many parts …

The potential of palaeolimnological methods for establishing reference conditions and
restoration targets for lakes has been recognised for some time, and has received renewed …

Seasonal relationships between macrophyte and phytoplankton populations may alter
considerably as lakes undergo eutrophication. Understanding of these changes may be key …

Pollen records from large lakes have been used for quantitative palaeoclimate
reconstruction, but the influences that lake size (as a result of species-specific variations in …

The early stages of fish during their life cycle, including larvae and juveniles, are sensitive to
the environment. Determining the occurrences of fish larvae and juvenile relative to their …

Eutrophication is perhaps the most pervasive form of pollution. Here we first review its effects
on lake ecosystems based largely on modern ecological investigation. The longer time scale …

Excessive mobilization and delivery of fine sediments to water bodies has detrimental
impacts on those biotic elements used for waterbody status classification, including …

Palaeolimnology and contemporary ecology are complementary disciplines but are rarely
combined. By reviewing the literature and using a case study, we show how linking the …

There is a long tradition of river monitoring using taxonomy-based metrics to assess
environmental quality in Europe via benthic macroinvertebrate communities. A promising …