Wetland area in agricultural landscapes has been heavily reduced to gain land for crop
production, but in recent years there is increased societal recognition of the negative …

A circular economy is considered one way to reduce environmental impacts of human
activities, by more efficient use of resources and recovery, resulting in less waste and …

湿地是处于水陆之间过渡性地带的生态系统类型, 其通过特殊的生态过程和功能,
产生了许多与人类福祉相关的服务, 对维持区域, 国家生态安全和可持续发展具有重要意义 …

Due to their small area and shallow depth ponds are usually treated as a single sampling
unit, while various microhabitats offer different environmental conditions. Thus, we tested the …

Artificial ponds are increasingly created for the services they provide to humans. While they
have the potential to offer habitats for freshwater biodiversity, their contribution to regional …

Gravel pit lakes are common across Europe. These novel ecosystems serve as model
systems to study human‐induced and natural colonisation of isolated lakes by fish. Fisheries …

Considering the ongoing loss of aquatic habitats, anthropogenic ponds are gaining
importance as substitute habitats. It is therefore important to assess their functioning in …

The extent to which ecosystems are regulated by top-down relative to bottom-up control has
been a dominant paradigm in ecology for many decades. For lakes, it has been shown that …

The aim of this review is to analyze the literature on the impact of beavers on lakes,
summarize their effects, describe consequences for biotic and abiotic components, and …

Extensive fish production in earthen ponds is a common aquaculture practice, which
requires draining of the ponds for fish harvesting. Despite their value for biodiversity and …