Numerous international scientific assessments and related articles have, during the last
decade, described the observed and potential impacts of climate change as well as other …

Global biodiversity loss is unprecedented, and threats to existing biodiversity are growing.
Given pervasive global change, a major challenge facing resource managers is a lack of …

Frequent drying of ponded water, and support of unique, highly specialized assemblages of
often rare species, characterize temporary wetlands, such as vernal pools, gilgais, and …

It is critical that the impacts of environmental stressors on natural systems are detected,
monitored and assessed accurately in order to legislate effectively and to protect and restore …

Extensive degradation of ecosystems, combined with the increasing demands placed on the
goods and services they provide, is a major driver of biodiversity loss on a global scale. In …

Shallow lakes, one of the most widespread water bodies in the world landscape, are very
sensitive to climate change. Several theories predict changes in community traits, relevant …

Lakes have, rather grandly, been described as sentinels, integrators and regulators of
climate change (Williamson et al., Limnol. Oceanogr. 2009; 54: 2273–82). Lakes are also …

Biodiversity loss from climate and land use change is a global occurrence, but is of particular
concern in more prominent biodiverse and sensitive areas such as the Hindu Kush …

Fresh waters have seen the largest decline in biodiversity of any ecosystem, with lotic
ecosystems particularly impacted by human activities. The main drivers of environmental …

Biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems–rivers, lakes and wetlands–is undergoing rapid
global decline. Major drivers are land use change, eutrophication, hydrological disturbance …