Freshwater phytoplankton diversity: models, drivers and implications for ecosystem properties

G Borics, A Abonyi, N Salmaso, R Ptacnik - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
Our understanding on phytoplankton diversity has largely been progressing since the
publication of Hutchinson on the paradox of the plankton. In this paper, we summarise some …

[HTML][HTML] A hitchhiker's guide to European lake ecological assessment and intercalibration

S Poikane, S Birk, J Böhmer, L Carvalho… - Ecological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Water Framework Directive is the first international legislation to require
European countries to establish comparable ecological assessment schemes for their …

Climate-driven deoxygenation of northern lakes

J Jansen, GL Simpson, GA Weyhenmeyer… - Nature Climate …, 2024 - nature.com
Oxygen depletion constitutes a major threat to lake ecosystems and the services they
provide. Most of the world's lakes are located> 45° N, where accelerated climate warming …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating nutrient thresholds for eutrophication management: Novel insights from understudied lake types

S Poikane, MG Kelly, G Várbíró, G Borics, T Erős… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nutrient targets based on pressure-response models are essential for defining ambitions
and managing eutrophication. However, the scale of biogeographical variation in these …

Lake browning counteracts cyanobacteria responses to nutrients: Evidence from phytoplankton dynamics in large enclosure experiments and comprehensive …

A Lyche Solheim, H Gundersen… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lakes worldwide are affected by multiple stressors, including climate change. This includes
massive loading of both nutrients and humic substances to lakes during extreme weather …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change and ecological assessment in Europe under the WFD–Hitting moving targets with shifting baselines?

G Free, S Poikane, AL Solheim, M Bussettini… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) sets the fundamental structure for assessing
the status of water bodies in the European Union. Its implementation is currently entering its …

Phytoplankton and anthropogenic changes in pelagic environments

N Salmaso, M Tolotti - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
Abstract “Phytoplankton” is a loosely defined functional term, indicating a group of
organisms distributed into several taxonomic groups ranging from oxygenic photosynthetic …

Estimation of lake ecological quality from Sentinel-2 remote sensing imagery

G Free, M Bresciani, W Trodd, D Tierney, S O'Boyle… - Hydrobiologia, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Water Framework Directive requires European states to monitor the ecological
quality of their lakes. Detailed information on the composition and abundance of biological …

Assessing the ecological potential of reservoirs: a principal response curve (PRC) analysis approach

E Cabecinha, MÂ Pardal, JA Cabral, SM Monteiro… - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Heavily modified water bodies (HMWB) have been seriously affected by human activities
and natural processes promoting their imbalance, and impacting their functioning and …

Implementation of the Water Framework Directive: Lessons learned and future perspectives for an ecologically meaningful classification based on phytoplankton of the …

M Moustaka-Gouni, U Sommer… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
The enactment of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) initiated scientific efforts to develop
reliable methods for comparing prevailing lake conditions against reference (or …