Mountain lakes are often situated in protected natural areas, a feature that leads to their role
as sentinels of global environmental change. Despite variations in latitude, mountain lakes …

Mountains are an essential component of the global life-support system. They are
characterized by a rugged, heterogenous landscape with rapidly changing environmental …

Mountain lakes are increasingly affected by global change pressures. While there is growing
evidence of impacts on ecosystem functioning, few studies considered changes in …

Protected natural areas deserve the combination of nature uniqueness and conservation
willing. The foundation stone for National Parks is the awareness of that unique character …

Although anthropogenic activities affect the ecological conditions of mountain lakes
worldwide, the impacts on human wellbeing, in terms of ecosystem services provided by …

Freshwater ecosystems support the highest biological diversity per unit area on the planet,
despite occupying much less area than terrestrial and marine systems. Freshwater …

The high-mountain lakes of the Alps, perched like glistening gems in the cradle of Europe's
most formidable mountain range, have for generations epitomized nature's majesty. These …

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 …

Amphibians of high mountain lakes face many threats related to global change, including
novel pathogens, development, climate change and overexploitation. However, the foremost …

Mountain lakes provide a variety of ecosystem services (ES) such as water, habitat,
recreation and aesthetic values. However, global change pressures increasingly affect lake …