With the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), the member states
have to classify the ecological status of surface waters following standardised procedures. It …

Eutrophication resulting from high nutrient loading has been the paramount environmental
problem for lakes world-wide for the past four decades. Efforts are being made in many parts …

This is the second edition of Freshwater Algae; the popular guide to temperate freshwater
algae. This book uniquely combines practical information on sampling and experimental …

Over the last 40 years there has been substantial evidence that high biomasses of
submerged aquatic plants and phytoplankton rarely occur together in shallow lakes, but it is …

This third edition of Reconstructing Quaternary Environments has been completely revised
and updated to provide a new account of the history and scale of environmental changes …

Multi-proxy studies are becoming increasingly common in palaeolimnology. Eight basic
requirements and challenges for a multi-proxy study are outlined in this essay–definition of …

Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in lake littoral zones is an inland water wetland type
that provides numerous essential ecosystem services, such as supplying food and habitat …

The potential of palaeolimnological methods for establishing reference conditions and
restoration targets for lakes has been recognised for some time, and has received renewed …

Submerged macrophyte and phytoplankton components of eutrophic, shallow lakes have
frequently undergone dynamic changes in composition and abundance with important …

Seasonal relationships between macrophyte and phytoplankton populations may alter
considerably as lakes undergo eutrophication. Understanding of these changes may be key …