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The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt
Haase, Peter; Bowler, Diana E.; Baker, Nathan J.; Bonada, Núria; Domisch, Sami; Garcia Marquez, Jaime R.; Heino, Jani; Hering, Daniel; Jähnig, Sonja C.Owing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to biodiversity loss1. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment and hydromorphological restoration, have aimed to improve environmental quality and foster the recovery of freshwater biodiversity2. Here, using 1,816 time series of freshwater invertebrate communities collected across 22 European coun...
The ecological role of permanent ponds in Europe: a review of dietary linkages ...
Fehlinger, Lena; Misteli, Benjamin; Morant, Daniel; Juvigny-Khenafou, Noël; Cunillera-Montcusí, David; Chaguaceda, Fernando; Stamenković, OliveraPermanent ponds are valuable freshwater systems and biodiversity hotspots. They provide diverse ecosystem services (ES), including water quality improvement and supply, food provisioning and biodiversity support. This is despite being under significant pressure from multiple anthropogenic stressors and the impacts of ongoing global change. However, ponds are largely overlooked in management plans and legislatio...
Carbon dioxide fluxes increase from day to night across European streams
Attermeyer, Katrin; Casas-Ruiz, Joan Pere; Fuss, Thomas; Pastor, Ada; Cauvy-Fraunié, Sophie; Sheath, Danny; Nydahl, Anna C.; Doretto, AlbertoGlobally, inland waters emit over 2 Pg of carbon per year as carbon dioxide, of which the majority originates from streams and rivers. Despite the global significance of fluvial carbon dioxide emissions, little is known about their diel dynamics. Here we present a large-scale assessment of day- and night-time carbon dioxide fluxes at the water-air interface across 34 European streams. We directly measured fluxe...
Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe
Pilotto, Francesca; Kühn, Ingolf; Adrian, Rita; Alber, Renate; Alignier, Audrey; Andrews, Christopher; Bäck, Jaana; Barbaro, Luc; Beaumont, DeborahLocal biodiversity trends over time are likely to be decoupled from global trends, as local processes may compensate or counteract global change. We analyze 161 long-term biological time series (15-91 years) collected across Europe, using a comprehensive dataset comprising ~6,200 marine, freshwater and terrestrial taxa. We test whether (i) local long-term biodiversity trends are consistent among biogeoregions, ...