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Habitat coupling mediated by the multi-interaction network linked to macrophyte meadows: ponds versus lakes
Morphometric differences between ponds and lakes have implications in habitat-dimensioning and coupling. The prevalence of pelagic over benthic...
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Population Structure of European Whitefish Coregonus lavaretus (Salmonidae: Coregoninae) from the Lake–River System of the Subpolar Urals
AbstractThis paper presents the first description of the population structure of sparsely rakered whitefish Coregonus lavaretus , which lives in the...
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Invertebrates in small shallow lakes and ponds: a new sampling method to study the influence of environmental factors on their communities
Small shallow lakes (SSL) are reservoirs of biodiversity and provide numerous ecosystem services. Therefore, tools to easily and rapidly assess the...
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Mountain Biosphere Reserves as Model Territories: Reconciling the Goals of Biological/Cultural Heritage Conservation and Development
This chapter introduces the successful model of Biosphere Reserves (BR) to support multifunctional objectives towards conservation with development...
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Variability of Microbial Communities in Two Long-Term Ice-Covered Freshwater Lakes in the Subarctic Region of Yakutia, Russia
Although under-ice microbial communities are subject to a cold environment, low concentrations of nutrients, and a lack of light, they nevertheless...
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Niche overlap by invasion of Oncorhynchus mykiss on the habitat of its amphibian prey in central Mexico
The introduction of exotic species is one of the main leading factors in the decline and extinction of amphibian populations worldwide. Reductions in...
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Multi-annual comparisons of summer and under-ice phytoplankton communities of a mountain lake
Little is known on the dynamics of under-ice phytoplankton communities. We investigated phytoplankton communities in the upper (0–20 m) and lower...
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Peculiarities of Early Ontogeny of Dwarf Forms of Arctic Charr Salvelinus alpinus Сomplex (Salmonidae) from Lakes Tokko and Bol’shoe Leprindo (Transbaikalia). 1. Pure Forms
AbstractThe results of the study of growth, ossification sequence and peculiarities of the development of skeletal elements, body proportions and...
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Spatial and environmental factors contributing to phytoplankton biogeography and biodiversity in mountain ponds across a large geographic area
Exploring phytoplankton biodiversity and biogeographic patterns, and the factors that control them, can help to understand the structure and function...
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Taxonomic Composition of Silica-Scaled Chrysophytes in a Tropical Mountain Reservoir
AbstractChrysophytes are important organisms of the freshwater ecosystems. We investigated species composition by mean of electron and light...
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Drivers of species richness, biomass, and dominance of invasive macrophytes in temperate lakes
Presence and abundance of invasive species depend on likelihood of introduction and environmental limitations to their distributions. Propagule...
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Drivers and constraints of land use transitions on Western grasslands: insights from a California mountain ranching community
ContextLand use change drives a host of sustainability challenges on Earth’s grasslands. To understand the relationship between changing land use...
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Diversity and distribution of phototrophic primary producers in saline lakes from Transylvania, Romania
Phototrophic primary producers are regarded as valuable indicators in aquatic habitats, since they are spread in a wide range of environmental...
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Barriers and opportunities for cooperative wetland management: a case study in the greater Rocky Mountain National Park ecosystem
The boundaries of most protected areas are not large enough to encompass natural processes such as hydrologic and ecological connections between...
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Modern chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) and the environmental variables that influence their distribution in the Araucanian lakes, south-central Chile
Detailed studies of Chironomidae fauna can yield a reliable tool to evaluate the effects of climatic change and anthropogenic disturbances over...
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Preliminary study of the benthic fauna in lakes of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago and Vaigach Island (the Russian Arctic)
The biodiversity of freshwater fauna of the Arctic Islands of the Russian Federation is currently poorly studied and to date there are insufficient...
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A Quantitative Assessment and Biomagnification of Mercury and Its Associated Health Risks from Fish Consumption in Freshwater Lakes of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Issues regarding biomagnification of mercury (Hg) due to its persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity in freshwater lakes have gained much...
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Mid- to Late Holocene Environmental Evolution of a High Mountain Wetland in the Subtropical Andes Cordillera of Argentina
Wetlands in mountains are highly dynamic and provide ecosystem services to human wellbeing. Understanding temporal and spatial wetland dynamics is...
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Influence of glacial turbidity and climate on diatom communities in two Fjord Lakes (British Columbia, Canada)
Inputs of glacial meltwater and changes in climate can profoundly influence lake ecosystems. Anderson and Seton lakes, two morphologically and...
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Climate change accelerates recovery of the Tatra Mountain lakes from acidification and increases their nutrient and chlorophyll a concentrations
We evaluated changes in the concentration of cations, anions, nutrients (dissolved organic carbon, DOC; phosphorus, P; and nitrogen forms including...
