Ephemeral waters (EW) are sensitive and vulnerable ecosystems that, although the
numerous ecosystem services provided, are poorly investigated and properly managed …

Alternative equilibria dominated by either submerged plants or phytoplankton have been
described for communities in shallow lakes. A nutrient‐mediated increase in periphyton …

Submerged plant richness is a key element in determining the ecological quality of
freshwater systems; it has often been reduced or completely lost. 2. The submerged and …

Summary 1 We studied the growth of a submerged aquatic plant in relation to periphytic and
planktonic algae over a range of nutrient and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) availabilities …

Global warming is expected to strengthen herbivore-plant interactions leading to enhanced
top-down control of plants. However, latitudinal gradients in plant quality as food for …

SUMMARY 1 It has been suggested that submerged aquatic plants can influence the
periphyton which grows on their surfaces, making it nutritionally beneficial to snails. In …

Aquatic macrophytes can have a significant impact on their associated community of
epiphytic algae and bacteria through the provisioning of structural habitat complexity …

Increased nutrient loading has adverse effects on the growth of submerged macrophytes in
eutrophic shallow lakes. Where growth of phytoplankton, epiphyton and filamentous algae is …

Benthic diatoms have traditionally been used as bioindicators of aquatic ecosystems.
Because diatom-based monitoring of water quality is required by European legislation …

We studied the effects of increased water temperatures (0–4.5° C) and nutrient enrichment
on the stoichiometric composition of different primary producers (macrophytes, epiphytes …