State of the art in the functioning of shallow Mediterranean lakes: workshop conclusions

M Beklioglu, S Romo, I Kagalou, X Quintana… - Hydrobiologia, 2007 - Springer
Studies on shallow lakes from the north temperate zone show that they alternate between
clear and turbid water states in response to control factors. However, the ecology of semi …

Continental‐scale patterns of nutrient and fish effects on shallow lakes: synthesis of a pan‐European mesocosm experiment

B Moss, D Stephen, DM Balayla, E Bécares… - Freshwater …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Results are analysed from 11 experiments in which effects of fish addition and nutrient
loading on shallow lakes were studied in mesocosms. The experiments, five in 1998, six in …

Long term changes in the eutrophication process in a shallow Mediterranean lake ecosystem of W. Greece: Response after the reduction of external load

I Kagalou, E Papastergiadou, I Leonardos - Journal of Environmental …, 2008 - Elsevier
Lake Pamvotis is a shallow Mediterranean lake located in Western Greece near the city of
Ioannina. The lake has been recognized as an internationally important conservation site …

Biological control of phytoplankton by the subtropical submerged macrophytes Egeria densa and Potamogeton illinoensis: a mesocosm study

M Vanderstukken, N Mazzeo, W Van Colen… - Freshwater …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In temperate regions, submerged macrophytes can hamper phytoplankton blooms. Such an
effect could arise directly, for instance via allelopathy, or indirectly, via competition for …

Phosphorus enrichment affects trait network topologies and the growth of submerged macrophytes

Q Rao, H Su, L Ruan, W Xia, X Deng, L Wang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Significant differences in the morphological and physiological characteristics of submerged
macrophytes have been studied following nutrient addition, but little research has …

Response of zooplankton to nutrient enrichment and fish in shallow lakes: a pan-European mesocosm experiment

K Vakkilainen, T Kairesalo, J Hietala… - Freshwater …, 2004 - portal.research.lu.se
Responses of zooplankton to nutrient enrichment and fish predation were studied in 1998
and 1999 by carrying out parallel mesocosm experiments in six lakes across Europe. 2 …

Effects of omnivorous filter‐feeding fish and nutrient enrichment on the plankton community and water transparency of a tropical reservoir

RF Menezes, JL Attayde… - Freshwater …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The major aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that nutrient enrichment and the
introduction of the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), an exotic omnivorous filter‐feeding …

The response of periphyton and submerged macrophytes to nitrogen and phosphorus loading in shallow warm lakes: a mesocosm experiment

K Özkan, E Jeppesen, LS Johansson… - Freshwater …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Recent experimental and field studies on temperate shallow lakes indicate that nitrogen may
play a greater role in their functioning than previously thought. Several studies document …

Eutrophication and restoration of shallow lakes from a cold temperate to a warm Mediterranean and a (sub) tropical climate

M Beklioglu, M Meerfhoff, M Søndergaard… - Eutrophication: causes …, 2011 - Springer
Freshwaters are crucial to the establishment of any human community and to the
conservation of all land-based wildlife. The majority of the world's freshwater area is shallow …

Differential responses of size‐based functional groups to bottom–up and top–down perturbations in pelagic food webs: a meta‐analysis

FD Hulot, G Lacroix, M Loreau - Oikos, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We performed a meta‐analysis of 31 lake mesocosm experiments to investigate differences
in the responses of pelagic food chains and food webs to nutrient enrichment and fish …