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Environmental Sciences
Jan E. Vermaat, Vera Biberdzic, Vjola Braho, Biljana Budzakoska Gjoreska, Magdalena Cara, Zamira Dana, Pavle Duraskovic, Tor Erik Eriksen, Dag Hjermann, Alma Imeri, Katarina Jovanovic, Jelena Krizmanic, Lirika Kupe, Tatjana Loshkoska, Joanna Lynn Kemp, Aleksandra Markovic, Suzana Patceva, Jelena Rakocevic, Katarina Stojanovic, Marina Talevska, Sonja Trajanovska, Sasho Trajanovski, Elizabeta Veljanoska-Sarafiloska, Danijela Vidakovic, Konstantin Zdraveski, Ivana Zivic, Susanne C. Schneider
Summary: The study found that eutrophication and water level fluctuation were the most important factors influencing water quality in lakes across the Western Balkans. The impact of shoreline hydro-morphological alteration was less significant. Diatom indicators were the most responsive to environmental pressures, while macrophytes primarily responded to water level changes.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Nathalie Lecrivain, Bernard Clement, Aymeric Dabrin, Juliette Seigle-Ferrand, Damien Bouffard, Emmanuel Naffrechoux, Victor Frossard
Summary: The study revealed that during water-level drawdown, pollution concentration in lake water increases, with suspended particles being the preferred medium for contaminants. Model analysis showed that the effects of wind speed and river discharge on turbidity were enhanced during water drawdown.
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Environmental Sciences
Fengbin Zhao, Xin Fang, Zeyu Zhao, Xiaoli Chai
Summary: Water level fluctuation has a significant effect on the growth characteristics and community structure of submerged macrophytes, with different plants showing varying abilities to adapt to these fluctuations.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Maria Spoljar, Mirela Sertic Peric, Haobai Wang, Chen Zhang, Natalia Kuczynska-Kippen, Jelena Fressl, Zvonimir Ercegovac
Summary: The littoral zone of shallow water bodies is highly sensitive to water level fluctuations caused by climate-related hydrologic changes. Different environmental conditions in the three temperate shallow water bodies led to variations in macrozoobenthos structure, with larger-sized macroinvertebrates dominating in turbid lakes and smaller detritivores and grazers prevailing in transparent lakes covered by submerged macrophytes.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Konstantinos Stefanidis, Georgios Dimitrellos, Maria Sarika, Dionysios Tsoukalas, Eva Papastergiadou
Summary: This article presents a methodological approach for the implementation of a macrophyte index in the riverine systems of Greece, which is used to assess the ecological status of the inland waters. The study shows that hydromorphological modifications are the main environmental stressors affecting the ecological quality, while physicochemical stressors are of lesser importance. The research also reveals that the majority of the sites failed to meet the Good ecological quality class according to the Water Framework Directive.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dean Leverett, Graham Merrington, Mark Crane, Jim Ryan, Iain Wilson
Summary: Diclofenac is a widely detected pharmaceutical substance in European water bodies, with limited veterinary uses in Europe and wastewater being the main exposure pathway. The European Commission prefers a deterministic approach for deriving Environmental Quality Standards, while this paper suggests using an evidence-driven probabilistic approach instead.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Olga Vigiak, Angel Udias, Bruna Grizzetti, Michela Zanni, Alberto Aloe, Franz Weiss, Jordan Hristov, Berny Bisselink, Ad de Roo, Alberto Pistocchi
Summary: We have quantified the inputs and fate of nutrients in European fresh and marine waters from 1990 to 2018 using the GREEN model. Nutrient inputs in the 1990s and early 2000s decreased significantly, leading to a reduction of nutrient pollution in freshwater and the sea in all regions. However, from around 2008-2010, there has been an increase in nutrient inputs, particularly from agricultural diffuse sources. Sustainable nutrient management on agricultural land is crucial for effective nutrient control in river basins.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gerd Maack, Lauri Aysto, Mario Carere, Henning Clausen, Alice James, Marion Junghans, Ville Junttila, Juliane Hollender, Dimitar Marinov, Gerard Stroomberg, Rita Triebskorn, Eric Verbruggen, Teresa Lettieri
Summary: This response addresses the criticism raised by Leverett et al. regarding the environmental quality standard for diclofenac and highlights the lack of transparency and potential conflict of interest in their competing interests statement.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE
(2022)
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Dean Leverett, Graham Merrington, Mark Crane, Iain Wilson
Summary: This article responds to the challenges made by Maack et al. regarding the recommendations for setting an aquatic Environmental Quality Standard (EQS) for diclofenac. The authors present data and arguments to support the original recommendations and discuss the use of Species Sensitivity Distribution (SSD) and mesocosm study results in the EQS derivation process.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Nicole Baran, Annette Elisabeth Rosenbom, Ronald Kozel, Dan Lapworth
Summary: Pesticides pose a serious threat to groundwater quality and ecosystems, and monitoring strategies and data reporting vary across Europe, making assessment challenging.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
B. Grizzetti, O. Vigiak, A. Udias, A. Aloe, M. Zanni, F. Bouraoui, A. Pistocchi, C. Dorati, R. Friedland, A. De Roo, C. Benitez Sanz, A. Leip, M. Bielza
Summary: The study analyzed the current pressures of nitrogen and phosphorus emissions to European fresh and coastal waters from 2005 to 2012, as well as the effects of three policy scenarios of nutrient reduction. Results showed that policy measures supporting technological improvements could decrease nutrient export to the seas, improving the ecological status of rivers and lakes but potentially worsening the nutrient imbalance in coastal ecosystems and eutrophication.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eleonora Frollini, Elisabetta Preziosi, Nicoletta Calace, Maurizio Guerra, Nicolas Guyennon, Marco Marcaccio, Stefano Menichetti, Emanuele Romano, Stefano Ghergo
Summary: Groundwater resources are vital for sustaining water ecosystems and human activities. Early actions are needed to address the long-lasting impacts from anthropogenic activities. European Union policies, such as the Water Framework Directive, require Member States to identify and reverse significant upward trends in pollutant concentrations, with Italy recently publishing official guidelines for trend analysis. Various statistical methods, such as the Mann-Kendall test and Sen's method, are proposed for trend analysis and estimation of concentration scenarios.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jonathan F. Jupke, Sebastian Birk, Mario Alvarez-Cabria, Jukka Aroviita, Jose Barquin, Oscar Belmar, Nuria Bonada, Miguel Canedo-Arguelles, Gabriel Chiriac, Emilia Misikova Elexova, Christian K. Feld, M. Teresa Ferreira, Peter Haase, Kaisa-Leena Huttunen, Maria Lazaridou, Margita Lestakova, Marko Milisa, Timo Muotka, Riku Paavola, Piotr Panek, Petr Paril, Edwin T. H. M. Peeters, Marek Polasek, Leonard Sandin, Denes Schmera, Michal Straka, Philippe Usseglio-Polatera, Ralf B. Schaefer
Summary: Human activities have greatly impacted freshwater ecosystems globally, leading to a loss of biodiversity. Regulatory frameworks, such as the Water Framework Directive, have been developed to address this issue. However, this study found that the current typology systems, including the Broad River Types, do not effectively capture the differences in macroinvertebrate communities across Europe.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Emma Gray, Giovanni Cappelli, Martin P. Gammell, Cilian M. Roden, Heather T. Lally
Summary: Freshwater lakes and pools within peatlands are unique habitats supporting rare and specialised species. However, these ecosystems have been overlooked in conservation and management practices, leading to poor conservation status of some protected lake habitats. Inadequate understanding of key physico-chemical and ecological features hinders effective conservation measures.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Nik Ojdanic, Mateja Germ, Masa Andlovic, Dorotej Cernela, Igor Zelnik
Summary: This study analyzed the occurrence and depth distribution of submerged and emerged aquatic macrophytes in Lake Bohinj. The potential zone of macrophyte growth was accurately mapped based on depth measurements and coordinates. The study found significant differences in macrophyte cover between different shores and inflow/outflow areas of the lake.
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Plant Sciences
Marketa Honissova, Frantisek Hovorka, Stipanka Kuncova, Lenka Moulisova, Jitka Vitkova, Marcela Plsova, Jan Cizek, Hana Cizkova
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Plant Sciences
Anna C. Fausser, Jiri Dusek, Hana Cizkova, Marian Kazda
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Ecology
Vitkova Jitka, Dusek Jiri, Stellner Stanislav, Moulisova Lenka, Cizkova Hana
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Environmental Sciences
Hana Cizkova, Jan Kvet, Francisco A. Comin, Raija Laiho, Jan Pokorny, David Pithart
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Engineering, Chemical
Anna Fausser, Jiri Dusek, Hana Cizkova, Michael Hoppert, Paul Walther, Marian Kazda
DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT
(2013)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
J. Dusek, H. Cizkova, S. Stellner, R. Czerny, J. Kvet
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Limnology
Monika Krolova, Hana Cizkova, Josef Hejzlar
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Ecology
Keith R. Edwards, Tomas Picek, Hana Cizkova, Katerina Machalova Zemanova, Alzbeta Stara
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Ecology
Keith R. Edwards, Hana Cizkova
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marketa Mejdova, Jiri Dusek, Lenka Foltynova, Lenka Macalkova, Hana Cizkova
Summary: The study estimated the parameters of the photosynthesis-irradiance relationship in a sedge-grass marsh in the Czech Republic, Europe, finding that different plant species have different parameters in this relationship. Sunlight-saturated photosynthesis rates vary among different plant species and growth periods, and species composition plays a crucial role in influencing the photosynthetic parameters of the big-leaf representing the marsh in different seasons.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Richard Svidensky, Andrea Kucerova, Hana Cizkova
Summary: This study found that water birds and fish have different impacts on vegetation growth in eutrophic fishponds, with geese and carp potentially damaging the vegetation, posing a threat to the ecosystem within protected areas.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Lenka Moulisova, Hana Cizkova, Jiri Dusek, Marian Kazda
Summary: This study focuses on the biomass and structural traits of the belowground parts of Phragmites australis in a constructed wetland. The results show that the rhizome biomass increases in the initial years after planting and reaches different levels in the inflow and outflow parts. The structural traits of the roots also vary between the two parts. These findings highlight the importance of belowground plant parts as a carbon source in constructed wetlands.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Hana Cizkova, Tomas Kucera, Brigitte Poulin, Jan Kvet
Summary: The common reed (Phragmites australis) is a dominant species in European wetlands, but its performance can vary due to environmental factors. Conservation measures aim to prevent decline and increase habitat heterogeneity, while service-oriented measures focus on economic uses of reed. Collective agreements and modeling approaches involving stakeholders can promote compatibility between nature conservation and socioeconomic uses.
Proceedings Paper
Environmental Sciences
Hana Cizkova, Jana Rychterova, Libuse Hamadejova, Karel Suchy, Monika Filipova, Jan Kvet, Neil O. Anderson
ROLE OF NATURAL AND CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS IN NUTRIENT CYCLING AND RETENTION ON THE LANDSCAPE
(2015)