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The relevance of ecological status to ecosystem functions and services in a large boreal lake.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Tolonen, K. T. & Hämäläinen, H. & Lensu, A. & Meriläinen, J. J. & Palomäki, A. & Karjalainen, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental conventions aim to protect ecosystem structures and functions to provide goods and services for mankind. The degree of aquatic ecosystem...

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Defining ecologically relevant water quality targets for lakes in Europe.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Poikane, S. & Portielje, R. & Berg, M. van den & Phillips, G. & Brucet, S. & Carvalho, L. & Mischke, U. & Ott, I. & Soszka, H. & Wichelen, J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The implementation of the Water Framework Directive requires EU member states to establish and harmonize ecological status class boundaries for biolog...

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The effect of nutrient enrichment on a freshwater community dominated by macrophytes and molluscs and its relevance to snail control.

Published online: 11 Jan 1992

Authors: Daldorph, P. W. G. & Thomas, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cylindrical enclosures (1.25 m high and 0.75 m in diam., constructed of transparent plastic) were used to investigate the effects of increased concn o...

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Multivariate analysis of relationships between habitats, environmental factors and occurrence of anopheline mosquito larvae Anopheles albimanus and A. pseudopunctipennis in southern Chiapas, Mexico.

Published online: 30 Jan 1993

Authors: Rejmankova, E. & Savage, H. M. & Rejmánek, M. & Arredondo-Jiménez, J. I. & Roberts, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field surveys of mosquito larval sites on the Pacific coastal plain and foothill regions of southern Chiapas, Mexico, were carried out in the dry and ...

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Biological responses to liming in boreal lakes: an assessment using plankton, macroinvertebrate and fish communities.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Angeler, D. G. & Goedkoop, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological responses to liming of acidified surface waters are equivocal and limit the overall assessment of food web responses. In this study, we ana...

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Improved detection of mass effect species assembly for applied metacommunity thinking.

Published online: 13 Jun 2022

Authors: Bried, J. T. & Vilmi, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dispersal mass effects pose major challenges and opportunities for applied metacommunity ecology. A recent paper in Journal of Applied Ecology (https:...

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Multiple stressors in periphyton - comparison of observed and predicted tolerance responses to high ionic loads and herbicide exposure.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Rotter, S. & Heilmeier, H. & Altenburger, R. & Schmitt-Jansen, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As a result of the increasing human impact on aquatic ecosystems, freshwater organisms are often exposed to multiple stressors simultaneously. The joi...

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Linking phylogenetic similarity and pollution sensitivity to develop ecological assessment methods: a test with river diatoms.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Keck, F. & Bouchez, A. & Franc, A. & Rimet, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diatoms include a great diversity of taxa and are recognized as powerful bioindicators of freshwater quality. However, using diatoms for bioassessment...

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Spatial, temporal and experimental: three study design cornerstones for establishing defensible numeric criteria in freshwater ecosystems.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Taylor, J. M. & Back, J. A. & Brooks, B. W. & King, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutrient over-enrichment increasingly threatens global water resources. Stressor-response studies specifically designed to identify levels of nutrient...

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