Increased sediment loading comprises one of the most important and pervasive
anthropogenic impacts on aquatic ecosystems globally. In spite of this, little is known of the …

Ecosystem-based management is costly. Therefore, without rigorously showing that it can
outperform traditional species-focused alternatives, its broad-scale adoption in conservation …

Connectivity links habitats in space and time. It is a key process that facilitates many life-
history functions of myriad species in a variety of contexts over a wide range of scales …

Coarse woody debris (CWD) represents a relatively stable habitat in many lakes with
forested shorelines providing a living place for a wide range of species. The spatial …

The habitat concept in inland fisheries has been less studied than wildlife ecology. Since
1950, the cumulative number of publications about “freshwater or inland habitat and …

Fish introductions are considered one of the most widespread anthropogenic threats to
aquatic ecosystems. Their negative impact on native amphibian communities has received …

Research testing for the effects of climate change on lentic fishes has focused on changing
thermal and dissolved oxygen regimes, but has often overlooked potential influences of …

Coarse woody habitat (CWH) may be a critical feature of lakes that influences fish
distributions, movement patterns, and feeding habits. We used radio telemetry to examine …

Due to the widespread use of artificial light, freshwater ecosystems in urban areas at night
are often subjected to light of intensities exceeding that of the moonlight. Nocturnal dim light …

Human-induced processes like eutrophication are increasing water turbidity and altering
vegetated habitats in the Baltic Sea. Unfortunately, the influence of these environmental …