Lake sediments are natural receptors for a wide range of anthropogenic contaminants
including organic matter and toxicants such as trace metals, polycyclic aromatic …

Eutrophication of freshwater lakes is an important cause of global water pollution. In this
study, the composition and biogeographic distribution of both abundant and rare …

Lake sediments are natural archives that accumulate information on biological communities
and their surrounding catchments. Paleolimnology has traditionally focussed on identifying …

Interactions among multiple stressors, legacies of past perturbations, and the lack of
historical information make it difficult to determine the influence of individual anthropogenic …

Intensive ecological interventions have been carried out in highly polluted shallow lakes to
improve their environments and restore their ecosystems. However, certain treatments, such …

Molecular-based techniques offer considerable potential to provide new insights into the
impact of anthropogenic stressors on lake ecosystems. Microbial communities are involved …

Ex-mining lake-converted constructed wetlands play a significant role in the carbon cycle,
offering a great potential to sequester carbon and mitigate climate change and global …

Lakes provide habitat for a diverse array of species and offer a wide range of ecosystem
services for humanity. However, they are highly vulnerable as they are not only impacted by …

Lakes and their catchments have been subjected to centuries to millennia of exploitation by
humans. Efficient monitoring methods are required to promote proactive protection and …

Lakes are becoming degraded at an accelerating rate owing to human activity, and
understanding their past ecology is necessary for lake management and rehabilitation …