115 Result(s)

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Ecophysiological characterisation of a Klebsormidium strain isolated from a cave environment

Members of the genus Klebsormidium are ubiquitously distributed over the Earth and are among the major biological soil crust (BSC) forming microalgae. Their representatives can be found in terrestrial, aquatic, p...

Péter Futó, Edina Lengyel, Máté Futó, Zoltán Németh… in Journal of Applied Phycology (2024)

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Growth response of the picoplanktic Picocystis salinarum and the microplanktic Limnospira (Arthrospira) fusiformis strains from Lake Nakuru (Kenya) to rapidly changing environmental conditions

The East African soda lakes are known worldwide for their huge populations of lesser flamingos. Their phytoplankton community is often dominated by the cyanobacterium Limnospira fusiformis, the main food of lesse...

Tamás Pálmai, Beáta Szabó, Edina Lengyel, Kiplagat Kotut, Lothar Krienitz… in Hydrobiologia (2024)

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Preface: Trait-based approaches in micro-algal ecology

Gábor Borics, Luigi Naselli-Flores, Judit Padisák, Viktória B-Béres in Hydrobiologia (2024)

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Analysis of morphological traits as a tool to identify the realized niche of phytoplankton populations: what do the shape of planktic microalgae, Anna Karenina and Vincent van Gogh have in common?

Understanding the dynamics of phytoplankton assemblages in various and variable aquatic ecosystems is of paramount importance, given the strategic supporting services offered by these organisms. Such knowledge...

Luigi Naselli-Flores, Judit Padisák in Hydrobiologia (2024)

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Trait-based ecology of microalgae

This paper introduces and summarises the main outcomes of the 19th workshop of the International Association for Phytoplankton Taxonomy and Ecology held in Tiszafüred, Hungary, Tisza Balneum Hotel, from 23 to ...

Viktória B-Béres, Luigi Naselli-Flores, Judit Padisák, Gábor Borics in Hydrobiologia (2024)

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Phytoplankton functional responses induced by extreme hydrological events in a tropical reservoir

Climate change is affecting the global hydrological cycle, causing drastic changes in precipitation patterns. Extreme climatic events are becoming more frequent and intense than in the past, leading to water-l...

Mariana R. A. Costa, Maria M. L. Cardoso, Géza B. Selmeczy, Judit Padisák… in Hydrobiologia (2024)

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Effects of induced changes in salinity on inland and coastal water ecosystems: editor summary

Erik Jeppesen, Miguel Canedo-Arguelles, Sally Entrekin, S. S. S. Sarma… in Hydrobiologia (2023)

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Ecosystem services provided by marine and freshwater phytoplankton

Phytoplankton, the ecological group of microalgae adapted to live in apparent suspension in water masses, is much more than an ecosystem’s engineer. In this opinion paper, we use our experience as phytoplankto...

Luigi Naselli-Flores, Judit Padisák in Hydrobiologia (2023)

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Aquatic ecosystem services: an overview of the Special Issue

Verónica Ferreira, Luis Mauricio Bini… in Hydrobiologia (2023)

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Ecosystem services provided by freshwater and marine diatoms

Diatoms, a unique group of algae colonising a wide range of aquatic habitats and contributing to human well-being in many ways. We list and summarise these services using the classification of the Millennium E...

Viktória B-Béres, Csilla Stenger-Kovács, Krisztina Buczkó, Judit Padisák… in Hydrobiologia (2023)

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Contribution of silica-scaled chrysophytes to ecosystems services: a review

Silica-scaled chrysophytes are a unique group of protists representing a major component of numerous aquatic habitats where they can significantly contribute to human well-being in many ways. In the present re...

Edina Lengyel, Sára Barreto, Judit Padisák, Csilla Stenger-Kovács… in Hydrobiologia (2023)

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Catchment land use drivers are weak predictors of lakes’ phytoplankton assemblage structure at functional group level

A number of studies evidenced the impact of human activities on aquatic environments worldwide. The availability of nutrients in lakes is strongly influenced by watershed land use patterns depending on the sha...

Géza B. Selmeczy, Kálmán Tapolczai, Judit Padisák in Hydrobiologia (2023)

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Effects of urbanization-induced local alterations on the diversity and assemblage structure of macroinvertebrates in low-order streams

Urbanization is one of the most serious threats to stream ecosystems worldwide. It is crucial to understand its effects on stream organisms as a prerequisite for the mitigation of urban degradation. Our aim wa...

Attila Bohus, Blanka Gál, Barbara Barta, Ildikó Szivák, Kata Karádi-Kovács… in Hydrobiologia (2023)

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The influence of trophic status and seasonal environmental variability on morpho-functional traits in tropical man-made shallow lakes

In the tropics, seasons are delimitated by the extent of rainfall resulting in seasonal differences in water parameters sha** phytoplankton community dynamics. Dry periods can intensify eutrophication and of...

Rayane F. Vanderley, Vanessa Becker… in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2022)

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Progestogen-induced alterations and their ecological relevance in different embryonic and adult behaviours of an invertebrate model species, the great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis)

The presence of oral contraceptives (basically applying estrogens and/or progestogens) poses a challenge to animals living in aquatic ecosystems and reflects a rapidly growing concern worldwide. However, there...

Reka Svigruha, Istvan Fodor, Judit Padisak… in Environmental Science and Pollution Resear… (2021)

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New, old and evergreen frontiers in freshwater phytoplankton ecology: the legacy of Colin S. Reynolds

This paper offers a brief overview of the contributions provided by widely recognised phytoplankton ecologists to honour the memory of an undisputed leader in the field of aquatic sciences: Colin S. Reynolds. ...

Luigi Naselli-Flores, Martin T. Dokulil, J. Alex Elliott, Judit Padisák in Hydrobiologia (2021)

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Phytoplankton in extreme environments: importance and consequences of habitat permanency

There is hardly any sunshine exposed surface on this Earth, be it water or terrain, which would not support some biota. Still, many habitats offer harsh conditions requiring specialized physiological adaptatio...

Judit Padisák, Luigi Naselli-Flores in Hydrobiologia (2021)

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Ecophysiology of a successful phytoplankton competitor in the African flamingo lakes: the green alga Picocystis salinarum (Picocystophyceae)

Picocystis salinarum is a globally widespread picoplanktonic green alga of saline lakes. This tiny alga has been recorded in four continents, and in some cases, it has become the dominant phytoplankton species. W...

Tamás Pálmai, Beáta Szabó, Kiplagat Kotut, Lothar Krienitz… in Journal of Applied Phycology (2020)

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Phytoplankton and its biotic interactions: Colin Reynolds’ legacy to phytoplankton ecologists

Hugo Sarmento, Irina Izaguirre, Vanessa Becker, Judit Padisák… in Hydrobiologia (2019)