Introduced fish are a major threat for high altitude aquatic habitats and Salvelinus fontinalis
have been widely used throughout the Alps for stocking lakes and rivers. Understanding its …

Respiratory CO 2 release from inland waters is a major process in the global carbon cycle,
retaining more than half of the carbon flux from terrestrial sources that otherwise would …

Fish introduction is a major threat to alpine lake biota leading to the loss of native species
and to the degeneration of natural food-webs. This study provides an extensive investigation …

In alpine regions climatic change will alter the balance between water sources (rainfall, ice-
melt, snowmelt, and groundwater) for aquatic systems, particularly modifying the relative …

Fish stocking is a serious threat to originally fishless mountain lakes. We used non-chemical
eradication methods (ie gillnetting and electrofishing) in four high mountain lakes in the …

Climate change has direct effects on aquatic systems where increased water temperature
leads to range shifts and changes in the distribution of aquatic organisms. The effects of …

Alpine lakes are extreme ecosystems located in remote areas and populated by few but well-
adapted species. Because of their remote location, they are often considered pristine …

Water quality degradation is one of the most pressing environmental challenges in
reservoirs around the world and makes the trophic status assessment of reservoirs essential …

High-mountain lakes are pristine ecosystems characterized by extreme environmental
conditions. The atmospheric transport of pollutants from lowlands may add further stress to …

Mountain lakes provide some fundamental ecosystem services (ie, water supply for drinking
and energy production) and have an enormous aesthetic and conservation value …