In northern industrialized countries, the inland fisheries sector has long been dominated by
recreational fisheries, which normally exploit fish for leisure or subsistence and provide …

The current prevailing theory of diel vertical migration (DVM) of zooplankton is focused
largely on two biotic drivers: food and predation. Yet recent evidence suggests that abiotic …

Fish are an important source of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA) for birds, mammals and humans. In aquatic food webs, these highly unsaturated fatty …

Previous comparative analyses of fish communities in European lakes have mainly focused
on the response of community composition to eutrophication. In addition, frequently only one …

Aquatic resource managers are continually faced with construction or site development
proposals which, if allowed to proceed, would ultimately alter the physical structure and …

We aimed to distinguish the relative contributions of natural and anthropogenic local factors
on patterns of fish diversity in E uropean lakes at different geographical scales. We compiled …

The use of the CEN (European Committee for Standardization) standard method for
sampling fish in lakes using multi-mesh gillnets allowed the collection of fish assemblages of …

The importance of the littoral zone of lakes to a diversity of fish species has been
appreciated for many centuries, although the complexity and heterogeneity of this habitat …

Identification of conservation priorities is a fundamental issue for successful nature
conservation. This can be done by looking at population trends of species in different …

Eutrophication, ie increasing level of nutrients and primary production, is a central
environmental change of lakes globally with wide effects on food webs. However, how …