The scarcity of research in NE China on lake ecosystem responses to large-scale climate
oscillations since the last deglaciation limits our abilities for informing conservation practices …

A listing of the accepted freshwater diatom genera worldwide is presented, indicating the
distribution of the genera by continent. Out of a total of 249 genera, 63 (25%) of those …

Karst ecosystems play a unique role as exceptional natural habitats in sustaining
biodiversity. This study focuses on diatoms, a diverse group of microeukaryotes in the …

Phytoplankton is one of the key Biological Quality Elements within the Water Framework
Directive, used to assess the ecological status of surface water bodies. Water samples for …

Phytoplankton is a polyphyletic group of organisms that responds rapidly to environmental
conditions and provides a reliable response to changes, making it a good ecological …

Phytoplankton is one of the five biological quality elements used to assess the ecological
status of lakes within the Water Framework Directive. Classical morphological Utermöhl …

Our objective was to evaluate the effect of environmental, spatial, and temporal predictors on
different ecological approaches in phytoplankton metacommunity of two subtropical …

Gypsum karst lakes are unique water ecosystems characterized by specific habitat
conditions for living organisms, including phytoplankton species, as primary producers and …

A 7.4 m long sediment core has been retrieved from the central part of Lake Vrana on the
island of Cres to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental conditions. Lake Vrana is the deepest …

Ecological traits of dragonfly larvae in tufa-depositing habitats of the Dinaric karst were
studied monthly over a one-year period (2007–2008). The study encompassed various lotic …