Lakes are important ecosystems providing various ecosystem services. Stressors such as
eutrophication or climate change, however, threaten their ecological functions. National and …

Anthropogenic activities such as mining, agriculture and industrial wastes have increased
the rate of salinization of freshwater ecosystems around the world. Despite the known and …

Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is now well established as the key
management imperative in river basins across Europe. However, there remain significant …

We aimed to distinguish the relative contributions of natural and anthropogenic local factors
on patterns of fish diversity in E uropean lakes at different geographical scales. We compiled …

Abstract The Water Framework Directive requires that European Union (EU) Member States
ensure that their surface waters are in at least good ecological status by 2015 or at the latest …

Data on phytoplankton, macrophytes, benthic invertebrates and fish from more than 2000
lakes in 22 European countries were used to develop and test metrics for assessing the …

Benthic diatoms are relevant indicators of the ecological status of the littoral zone of lakes.
Their use as bio-indicators is based on their morphological identification at species level …

Abstract The Water Framework Directive is the first international legislation to require
European countries to establish comparable ecological assessment schemes for their …

Legislation in Europe has been adopted to determine and improve the ecological integrity of
inland and coastal waters. Assessment is based on four biotic groups, including benthic …

This opinion paper introduces a special series of articles dedicated to freshwater benthic
algae and their use in assessment and monitoring. This special series was inspired by talks …