Quantitative global assessments of aquatic vegetation dynamics in lakes are lacking despite
reports of the losses of submerged aquatic vegetation. We conducted a comprehensive …

In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all
main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas (fwh). For each type, we identify …

Macrophytes are an important part of freshwater ecosystems and they have direct and
indirect roles in kee** the water clear and providing structure and habitats for other …

Heavy metals can represent a threat to the health of aquatic ecosystems. Unlike organic
chemicals, heavy metals cannot be eliminated by natural processes such as their …

The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …

To test the hitherto generally-accepted hypothesis that most aquatic macrophytes have
broad world distributions, we investigated the global distribution, diversity and endemism …

We present a summary of the results included in the different treatments in this volume. The
diversity and distribution of vertebrates, insects, crustaceans, molluscs and a suite of minor …

Species' ecological preferences are progressively important for understanding distribution
patterns, for conserving biodiversity or for assessing and evaluating the status of freshwater …

Aquatic macrophytes play an important role in the structural and functional aspects of
aquatic ecosystems by altering water movement regimes, providing shelter to fish and …

Abstract Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) have become a very serious issue for the
environment because of their toxicity, resistance to conventional degradation mechanisms …