Due to its central position in the Danube basin and its considerable fishery sector, Hungary
plays a key role in the spread of non-native fish species in Europe. Nevertheless, the status …

Mediterranean endemic freshwater fish are among the most threatened biota in the world.
Distinguishing the role of different extinction drivers and their potential interactions is crucial …

Understanding mechanisms by which agricultural practices affect freshwater ecosystems
helps to inform land‐use policies and management strategies aimed at mitigating effects of …

Graph theoretic approaches have received increased interest recently in landscape
planning and conservation in the terrestrial realm, because these approaches facilitate the …

Quantifying the relative importance of environmental filtering versus regional spatial
structuring has become an intensively studied area in the context of metacommunity …

Brook trout are a species of conservation concern in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, and
effective monitoring of their populations is crucial for making informed management …

Increasing agriculture and urbanization inevitably lead to changes in the biodiversity of
stream ecosystems. However, few studies examined comprehensively how biodiversity is …

The assessment of the ecological status of freshwater ecosystems is a key issue for many
international laws such as the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in light of the actual …

Environmental factors act in a hierarchical manner at multiple spatial scales to influence the
organisation of ecological assemblages; however, the relative influence of the different scale …

The metacommunity framework has shed light upon the significance of local and regional
processes in sha** ecological communities. However, our knowledge is limited how …