Freshwater ecosystems harbor a vast diversity of micro-eukaryotes (rotifers, crustaceans and
protists), and such diverse taxonomic groups play important roles in ecosystem functioning …

Abstract High Rate Algal Ponds (HRAPs) can provide economical and efficient near tertiary-
level wastewater (WW) treatment, with the nutrients recovered as algal biomass. HRAP …

Eutrophication is still one of the most important, world–wide problems of surface waters.
During last decades there is the increasing demand for effective methods of monitoring …

On the basis of long-term (1964-2011) research, we tested the hypothesis that the
zooplankton community has a highly indicative value in assessing the ecosystem and …

For the sustainable use of lake ecosystem services—water resources, aquatic habitats for
biodiversity conservation, and aesthetic values as waterfront space—ecosystem health …

The assessment of biological samples is critical for measuring the 'health'of New Zealand
aquatic environments. Analysis of these samples commonly requires species identification …

Anthropogenic pressures are the main drivers of freshwater biodiversity loss. Lakes can act
as sentinels of both local and regional changes and experience increased anthropogenic …

Monitoring the components of diversity may provide important information about diversity
dynamics and processes that modify ecosystems. We investigated the temporal diversity of …

Worldwide, there have been few comparative studies on rotifer communities in subtropical
lakes. We studied changes in rotifer community structure over 1 year and its relationship to …

Loch Lomond is the second largest body of freshwater in Great Britain. It is a long, narrow
lake (36.4 km long, 8.8 km wide). The northern basin is fjord-like and surrounded by a …