Potential ecological impacts of floating photovoltaics on lake biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

R Nobre, S Boulêtreau, F Colas, F Azémar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The need to mitigate the effects of climate change is accelerating the development of novel
technologies such as floating photovoltaics (FPV). Despite FPV being identified as an …

Current site planning of medium to large solar power systems accelerates the loss of the remaining semi-natural and agricultural habitats

JY Kim, D Koide, F Ishihama, T Kadoya… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global transition to renewable energy sources has accelerated to mitigate the effects of
global climate change. Sudden increases in solar power facilities have caused the physical …

[HTML][HTML] Floating solar panels on reservoirs impact phytoplankton populations: A modelling experiment

G Exley, T Page, SJ Thackeray, AM Folkard… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) deployments are increasing globally as the switch to
renewable energy intensifies, representing a considerable water surface transformation …

Submerged macrophytes affect the temporal variability of aquatic ecosystems

MD Lürig, RJ Best, V Dakos, B Matthews - Freshwater Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Submerged macrophytes are important foundation species that can strongly influence the
structure and functioning of aquatic ecosystems, but only little is known about the temporal …

[HTML][HTML] Immediate effect of sewerage improvement on the phytoplankton and physicochemical conditions in the Urdaibai estuary (southeastern Bay of Biscay)

J Bilbao, J Larreta, J Franco, S Seoane - Regional Studies in Marine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anthropic nutrient enrichment has become a major environmental issue in estuaries around
the world, being the effluents of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) one of the main …

[HTML][HTML] Forest-steppe oxbows in limnophase—Abiotic features and biodiversity

IV Bashinskiy, VA Senkevich, TG Stoyko, EA Katsman… - Limnologica, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of our study was to identify the main abiotic factors that influence the biodiversity of
forest-steppe oxbows in limnophase. Experiments were performed in 2016–2017 in Penza …

[HTML][HTML] Verification of an environmental impact assessment using a multivariate statistical model

WR Chou, HY Hsieh, GK Hong, FC Ko… - Journal of Marine …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Environmental impact assessment is a means of preventing and mitigating the adverse
effects of economic development activities on the natural environment. It is meant to ensure …

Does increased springtime solar radiation also increase primary production?

R Shinohara, SIS Matsuzaki… - Journal of Plankton …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We tested the hypothesis that long-term brightening of solar radiation and changes in the
underwater light climate would increase the primary production of phytoplankton in the …

[HTML][HTML] Do anthropogenic hydrological alterations in shallow lakes affect the dynamics of plankton?

M Adamczuk, B Pawlik-Skowrońska, M Solis - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic and natural climate-impacted water level (WL) fluctuations are one of many
environmental problems affecting natural ecosystems. The aim of this study was to explain …

Interactive effects of light and snail herbivory rather than nutrient loading determine early establishment of submerged macrophytes

M Feng, P Zhang, H Cheng, T Frenken… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Submerged macrophytes play a key role in maintaining a clear‐water phase and promoting
biodiversity in shallow aquatic ecosystems. Since their abundance has declined globally …