For the sustainable use of lake ecosystem services—water resources, aquatic habitats for
biodiversity conservation, and aesthetic values as waterfront space—ecosystem health …

Biological integrity refers to the capacity to sustain a healthy ecosystem comprising multiple
biological communities within a region. Robust assessments of biological integrity thus …

The Mediterranean area includes a wide variety of shallow water bodies which are
recognized as hotspots of biodiversity. Here, we present the results of our study conducted …

Assessing the biomass of zooplankton compensates for the difference between number of
individuals and the accumulated body weight of the community, which helps assess aquatic …

Current methods for assessing lake trophic status using zooplankton are well-established,
but there is a lack of approaches for small, shallow water bodies. This study addresses the …

Zooplankton play a crucial role in estuarine ecosystems by aiding nutrient cycling through
trophic chains and contributing to large-scale water filtration. The present review highlights …

Large rivers are subject to flow regulation that profoundly alters the hydrological cycle. Such
alterations and the resulting river degradation may be reversed by flow management …

As a complex system under the joint action of man and nature, land use/cover directly or
indirectly affects the environmental quality of the freshwater ecosystem. Studying the …

The inland waters of Northern Kazakhstan are important components of the ecosystems of
this region and have unique characteristics. Endorheic steppe lakes are important …

Abstract Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems, ie,“scrubbers”, have been installed on ships as an
alternative to low sulfur maritime fuels. The effluent that open-loop systems discharge is a …