Owing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the
most vulnerable to biodiversity loss. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment …

As the share of renewable energy grows worldwide, flexible energy production from peak-
operating hydropower and the phenomenon of hydropeaking have received increasing …

Abstract The EU Nature Restoration Law represents an important opportunity for freshwater
habitat restoration and, consequently, freshwater biodiversity protection. However, a number …

Rivers suffer from multiple stressors acting simultaneously on their biota, but the
consequences are poorly quantified at the global scale. We evaluated the biological …

The geographic distribution of streams and rivers drives a multitude of patterns and
processes in hydrology, geomorphology, geography, and ecology. Therefore, a …

The year 2021 offers a critical opportunity for concerted action to influence the future of
freshwater biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. The United Nations …

Motivation Aquatic insects comprise 64% of freshwater animal diversity and are widely used
as bioindicators to assess water quality impairment and freshwater ecosystem health, as …

Environmental DNA is increasingly being used to reconstruct past and present biodiversity
including from freshwater ecosystems. Macrophytes are especially good environmental …

In the Anthropocene, non-native freshwater fish introductions and translocations have
occurred extensively worldwide. However, their global distribution patterns and the factors …

Human actions compromise the many life-supporting functions provided by the freshwater
cycle. Yet, scientific understanding of anthropogenic freshwater change and its long-term …