North African streams and rivers face multiple anthropogenic stressors, and their aquatic fauna is rapidly dwindling before comprehensive knowledge of their distribution and ecology has been attained. We investigated the distribution and life cycle of the Maghrebian endemic Ecdyonurus rothschildi Navás, 1929 in northeastern Algeria. The species was recorded both from permanent and intermittent freshwater

Northern ecosystems are experiencing rapid and large-scale changes driven by accelerated warming, which have profound effects on the terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity. A comprehensive understanding of the distribution of aquatic biodiversity of subarctic ecosystems is therefore needed to better predict future trajectories of their unique biodiversity. In this study, we examined the functional

The objective of this study was to develop a hydro-chemical model using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and to evaluate the climate change impacts on discharge and nitrate-nitrogen loads from Ise Bay watersheds (the Kiso, Nagara, Ibi, and Shonai rivers). Using a regional climate model, through the dynamic downscaling approach, present and future climate data were generated at a 2 km spatial

Research on carbon gas flux to and from inland waters has increased over the past two decades, driven mainly by the need to understand (1) the global carbon budget in regard to stabilizing earth’s climate, and (2) how aquatic ecosystems and the services they provide change in response to anthropogenic pressures like climate and land use change. This paper reviews carbon flux research in support of

This study aims to confirm the effect of a small stream impoundment on phosphorus and nitrogen dynamics in a suburban watershed. The results show that the phosphate concentration in the water body was significantly higher than that in the inflowing water under ordinary flow conditions. The phosphorus promotes algal growth that causes significant diurnal dissolved oxygen variation because of photosynthesis

Controlling phosphorous (P) loads from rice fields is important for the conservation of aquatic ecosystems, in part because P is relatively concentrated at its sources. Recently, winter flooding, by which irrigation water is maintained in rice fields during winter, has attracted much attention as a farming strategy for environmental conservation and biodiversity maintenance. However, the effects of

A total of 24 soil samples, including 4 subsurface, 34 water samples and 17 sets of hydrological survey data were collected in a soil investigation and hydrological survey campaign from August 2017 to September 2018 at a small Dermawan forest catchment, Singapore. The study was to understand and evaluate the catchment’s soil and stream status through the assessment of elemental concentrations and their

Abstract DNA barcoding has been actively used as a method for species identification, and it will become an increasingly important method in the future. However, DNA barcoding can occasionally encounter a major problem, namely “nuclear mitochondrial DNA pseudogenes (NUMTs)”. In this paper, we report the discovery of a pseudogene in the mitochondrial COI region from aquatic heteropterans. PCR with Folmer’s

Abstract Hermaphroditic individuals in the population of Chinese crucians [Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)] in Chany Lake (Western Siberia) were recorded during a water level regression phase between 2006 and 2014. This period was characterized by critical conditions affecting crucian spawning because of increasing water salinity and a wide amplitude of water temperature fluctuations in the shallow

In the original publication of the article the sentence under the heading “Primer and probe design” was published incorrectly. The correct sentence is given in this correction.

Abstract We grew leaves of Montrichardia arborescens in four microcosm chambers with different temperatures and CO2 concentrations simulating the scenarios of expected climate change. These leaves were used to feed shredders (Phylloicus) and to assess the effects of changes in leaf quality on their consumption. We also evaluated the effect of detritus conditioning by microorganisms on leaf consumption

Abstract The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) has caused worldwide problems for the eco-environment and man-made structures. There have been many control strategies proposed, which have various strengths and weaknesses. To help selection of the effective control strategies that consider the biological traits of L. fortunei and the actual situation of biofouling, we studied the ecological amplitudes

Abstract Eutrophication of lakes is one of the most common pressures affecting aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services. Poyang Lake is of great importance for maintaining regional ecological balance; however, algal blooms have become major environmental problems in this basin, and they are also caused by a variety of problems including biodiversity decline, toxin production and possibly unsafe

Abstract Physical processes associated with hypoxia events in a shallow lake, Lake Kasumigaura, Japan, are investigated with long-term mooring observations at the middle of the lake basin. Results show that strong stratification during the summer suppresses vertical mixing resulting in hypoxia in the bottom boundary layer. The dissolved oxygen decreases due to the limited oxygen supply under strongly

Abstract To determine the potential long-term risks associated with continual use of pesticides, we investigated (1) whether short-term exposure (48 h) of first generation (1G) Scapholeberis kingi to two acetylcholinesterase-inhibitor insecticides, pyraclofos and pirimicarb, would alter acetylcholinesterase-inhibitor sensitivity (based on immobility) in the second generation (2G), (2) whether acetylcholinesterase

Abstract Extreme climatic events, such as flooding and drought, can abruptly modify the amplitude of the river level of a river, promoting new environmental conditions and impacting aquatic communities. Furthermore, an increasing frequency of extreme droughts in dammed rivers is expected because dams homogenize the flood pulse and decrease the river level. In this study, we evaluated the effects of

Abstract Highly concentrated dissolved silicate was detected in pore water from anoxic-reducing sediment in Lake Nakaumi, a brackish lake. Silicate concentration also simultaneously increased with total hydrogen sulfide concentration during the summer. Generally, dissolved silicate is readily adsorbed onto ferric hydroxide and precipitates in an oxidative environment. In this study, we focused on the

Abstract Controlling phosphorus is fundamental to limit the risk of eutrophication of continental aquatic ecosystems. Integrated modelling of its concentration in the aquatic continuum requires specific tools for water bodies. However, although simple static empirical models and complex biogeochemical models are numerous, there are few relatively simple and flexible models able to simulate seasonal

Abstract Water flow velocity is a strong environmental filter structuring benthic communities in lotic ecosystems. While many studies have determined its effect on the distribution and diversity patterns of insects, the role of water flow velocity on other groups of aquatic invertebrates (i.e., Oligochaeta) has remained unexplored. We sampled five lotic ecosystems to investigate the influence of water

Abstract Eutrophication still is one of the greatest anthropogenic impacts affecting aquatic ecosystems. Food web manipulations to reverse eutrophic conditions have been applied, mainly by reducing fish stocks. However, the long-term results of biomanipulation are still ambiguous. The objective of this study was to evaluate biomanipulation effects on zooplankton functional diversity and production

Abstract Effects of applying composted aquatic plants on soil chemistry, soil microbes (fungi and bacteria), and the growth of cultivated plant were demonstrated. To identify drivers promoting cultivated plant growth on soil amended with composted aquatic plant, empirical data of pot experiments were incorporated into structural equation models by hypothesizing causal relationships between the application

Abstract Aquatic macroinvertebrate communities are dependent on intrinsic environmental characteristics and biological interactions in microhabitat systems. We investigated the species–area relationships, detritus content input and trophic interactions of macroinvertebrate fauna in 46 Vrieseae friburguensis in a “Restinga” environment. Our hypotheses are that (i) bromeliad water volume and detritus

Abstract The in-stream processing of nutrients plays an important role in the fluvial nutrient transport from lands to the ocean, but few empirical studies have addressed the temporal dynamics of net nutrient removal rates in large river systems. The present study applied the recently developed Lagrangian approach to the sixth-order Fuji River to identify the seasonal dynamics of in-stream uptake rates

Abstract We compared the oxygen isotope ratio of dissolved phosphate \(\left( {\delta^{{{18}}} {\text{O}}_{{{\text{PO}}_{{4}} }} } \right)\) in two rivers with different land-cover and geological features (Ado River and Yasu River) within Lake Biwa basin, central Japan, to explore what factor primarily characterizes the \(\delta^{{{18}}} {\text{O}}_{{{\text{PO}}_{{4}} }}\). Mean values of \(\delta^{{{18}}}

Abstract Ecological processes, population dynamics and species interactions in shallow lakes and reservoirs are affected by seasonal and inter-annual fluctuations in rainfall and runoff. The present study aimed to explore the relationship between riverine runoff and phytoplankton community structure in Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia. Onsite measurements and collection of water samples and phytoplankton were

Abstract Alien species can have significant impacts on invaded ecosystems that include but are not limited to the reduction in biodiversity and alteration of the structure and functioning of ecosystems. From a management perspective, it is critical to assess the impact of alien species on the native community. The river snail, Viviparus viviparus L., is the most numerous invasive species in the Ob

The variability of modern Cyprideis salebrosa and Cyprideis americana (Ostracoda) from the northern Neotropics were investigated in order to understand site specific influences on the isotopic composition of their valves (δ18O, δ13C) in comparison to their host water and to connect this to morphological features of their valves (valve size, nodosity). C. salebrosa was found in a stream (Shell Creek