Background The high production volume of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) may lead to
high pressure on the environment, and a scientific assessment of ENMs that bioaccumulate …

The widespread decline in aqueous calcium (Ca) is emerging as a newly recognised
stressor in freshwater ecosystems in regions with historically high acid deposition, especially …

The river Rhine is heavily influenced by human activities and suffers from a series of
environmental constraints which hamper a complete recovery of biodiversity. These …

The continuous discharge of pharmaceuticals and personal care products into the
environment results in a chronic exposure of aquatic organisms to these substances and …

Various studies have shown the importance of using different types of Zooplankton
biomasses as an additional substance in the diet of fish. In addition, the drainage water of …

Ecology and evolution unfold in spatially structured communities, where dispersal links
dynamics across scales. Because dispersal is multicausal, identifying general drivers …

Sublethal effects are becoming more relevant in ecotoxicological test methods due to their
higher sensitivity compared to lethal endpoints and their preventive nature. Such a …

Small, grazing invertebrates often benefit seagrasses by cropping their epiphytic algal
competitors. Yet predictive relations between grazer abundance and seagrass performance …

Background The Balkans are a major worldwide biodiversity and endemism hotspot. Among
the freshwater biota, amphipods are known for their high cryptic diversity. However, little is …

Relationships between littoral habitat complexity and invertebrate distributions in fishless
lakes are not well understood compared with well-documented relationships in lakes with …