Scientists' warning of threats to mountains

DS Schmeller, D Urbach, K Bates, J Catalan… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mountains are an essential component of the global life-support system. They are
characterized by a rugged, heterogenous landscape with rapidly changing environmental …

Ecosystem shifts in Alpine streams under glacier retreat and rock glacier thaw: A review

S Brighenti, M Tolotti, MC Bruno, G Wharton… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review provides a detailed synthesis of the effects of glacier retreat and permafrost thaw
on stream ecosystems in the European Alps. As a working framework, we present a …

A review on shrimp aquaculture in India: historical perspective, constraints, status and future implications for impacts on aquatic ecosystem and biodiversity

M Salunke, A Kalyankar, CD Khedkar… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Shrimp aquaculture in India has an extensive history of successes and challenges reflecting
both the potential and the problems of developing this industry. The industry initially grew …

[HTML][HTML] The old and the new on threats to high-mountain lakes in the Alps: A comprehensive examination with future research directions

P Pastorino, AC Elia, E Pizzul, M Bertoli, M Renzi… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The high-mountain lakes of the Alps, perched like glistening gems in the cradle of Europe's
most formidable mountain range, have for generations epitomized nature's majesty. These …

[HTML][HTML] Recent and subfossil diatom assemblages as indicators of environmental change (including fish introduction) in a high-mountain lake

M Cantonati, R Zorza, M Bertoli, P Pastorino, G Salvi… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigated modern-littoral and subfossil sediment-core diatoms in the shallow (max
depth 6.4 m) high-mountain Lake Balma in the Orsiera Rocciavrè Nature Park (Italian …

[PDF][PDF] Why should we preserve fishless high mountain lakes?

M Ventura, R Tiberti, T Buchaca, D Buñay… - … conservation in a …, 2017 - library.oapen.org
High mountain lakes are originally fishless, although many have had introductions of non-
native fish species, predominantly trout, and recently also minnows introduced by fishermen …

Recovery of high mountain Alpine lakes after the eradication of introduced brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis using non-chemical methods

R Tiberti, G Bogliani, S Brighenti, R Iacobuzio… - Biological …, 2019 - Springer
Fish stocking is a serious threat to originally fishless mountain lakes. We used non-chemical
eradication methods (ie gillnetting and electrofishing) in four high mountain lakes in the …

Limnochemistry and plankton diversity in some high altitude lakes of Kashmir Himalaya

ST Islam, SA Dar, MS Sofi, SU Bhat, I Sabha… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
High altitude lakes (HALs) of Kashmir Himalaya are the important ecosystems in the
mountain ecology of the broader Hindukush Himalayan region. This article provides a …

Invertebrate communities of alpine ponds

SA Wissinger, B Oertli, V Rosset - Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands: an …, 2016 - Springer
Alpine ponds are small standing water bodies situated in mountainous regions at or above
tree line. Hydrology is driven by snow and ice with harsh conditions comparable to that in …

Unveiling the rise of non‐native fishes in eastern alpine mountain rivers: Population trends and implications

GH Niedrist, A Hilpold, P Kranebitter - Journal of Fish Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Insufficient knowledge about the occurrence and spread of non‐native fish in mountain
regions has impeded effective management strategies worldwide. To address this gap, this …