With the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), the member states
have to classify the ecological status of surface waters following standardised procedures. It …

Humans now play a major role in altering Earth and its biota. Finding ways to ameliorate
human impacts on biodiversity and to sustain and restore the ecosystem services on which …

In China, and elsewhere, long-term economic development and poverty alleviation need to
be balanced against the likelihood of ecological failure. Here, we show how …

The potential of palaeolimnological methods for establishing reference conditions and
restoration targets for lakes has been recognised for some time, and has received renewed …

Microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems has become a global issue in recent years due
to its presence everywhere around the world. Although several studies have explored the …

Seasonal relationships between macrophyte and phytoplankton populations may alter
considerably as lakes undergo eutrophication. Understanding of these changes may be key …

Eutrophication is perhaps the most pervasive form of pollution. Here we first review its effects
on lake ecosystems based largely on modern ecological investigation. The longer time scale …

Excessive mobilization and delivery of fine sediments to water bodies has detrimental
impacts on those biotic elements used for waterbody status classification, including …

To correctly interpret chironomid faunas for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, it is
essential that we improve our understanding of the relative influence of ecosystem variables …

Abstract The world produces 1.7× 10 8 metric tons of gravel and sand per year (USGS,
2015) creating many gravel pit lakes that change the morphology and drainage pattern of …