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Chris Soulsby - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Riparian wetland rehabilitation and beaver re-colonization impacts on hydrological processes and water quality in a lowland agricultural catchment.
The Science of the total environment, 2019Co-Authors: Aaron Smith, Doerthe Tetzlaff, Jörg Gelbrecht, Lukas Kleine, Chris SoulsbyAbstract:Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the research funding by the European Research Council (project GA 335910 VeWa). The authors would also like to thank staff members of the Chemical Analytics and Biogeochemistry department 6 at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin, with special recognition to Tobias Goldhammer for chemistry data analysis and David Dubbert for the isotope analysis.
Aaron Smith - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Riparian wetland rehabilitation and beaver re-colonization impacts on hydrological processes and water quality in a lowland agricultural catchment.
The Science of the total environment, 2019Co-Authors: Aaron Smith, Doerthe Tetzlaff, Jörg Gelbrecht, Lukas Kleine, Chris SoulsbyAbstract:Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the research funding by the European Research Council (project GA 335910 VeWa). The authors would also like to thank staff members of the Chemical Analytics and Biogeochemistry department 6 at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin, with special recognition to Tobias Goldhammer for chemistry data analysis and David Dubbert for the isotope analysis.
Jocelyne M.r. Hughes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Freshwater Ecology and Conservation - Approaches to Freshwater Ecology and Conservation
Freshwater Ecology and Conservation, 2018Co-Authors: Rebecca E. Tharme, David Tickner, Jocelyne M.r. Hughes, John Conallin, Lauren ZielinskiAbstract:Since the emergence of Freshwater Ecology and conservation as a discipline in the twentieth century, the advances in science, policy, and practice have been considerable, particularly in the areas of applied Ecology and the social sciences. Freshwater systems continue to face considerable challenges to their sustainability in the Anthropocene. Most of these challenges, however, are driven by their broader and dynamically changing social-ecological context. Approaches are needed that recognise that people are at the centre of successful Freshwater conservation and management, and which are strategically targeted, policy relevant, innovative, and inclusive of social, political, and economic considerations. As this chapter describes, a rich and continually evolving suite of approaches to Freshwater conservation already exists worldwide on which to draw, as does the knowledge and experience to support their effective application.
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Freshwater Ecology and Conservation - Physical Variables in Freshwater Ecosystems
Freshwater Ecology and Conservation, 2018Co-Authors: Curt Lamberth, Jocelyne M.r. HughesAbstract:We consider three categories of physical variables that can be measured for different Freshwater ecosystems: (1) variables measured or described at the catchment or sub-catchment scale (e.g., bathymetry, depth, topography, geology); (2) those in or near to the water (e.g., temperature, turbidity, solar radiation); and (3) variables used to describe the substrate (e.g., particle size, mineral vs. peat). In this chapter we consider the practical aspects of undertaking a Freshwater survey that includes measurement of physical variables; the approaches needed to undertake the survey; choosing a sampling strategy or protocol; practical tips on choice of measurement method or sensor, battery type, equipment calibration, resolution, accuracy, and links to literature providing further detail. The final section provides examples from a diversity of Freshwaters where physical variables have been measured as part of an ecological survey, forming the evidence-base for management or conservation decisions.
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Freshwater Ecology and Conservation - Wetland Plants and Aquatic Macrophytes
Freshwater Ecology and Conservation, 2018Co-Authors: Jocelyne M.r. Hughes, Beverley R. Clarkson, Ana T. Castro-castellon, Laura L. HessAbstract:Ecologists, conservationists, and managers frequently need to recognise and survey different aquatic plant species, vegetation types, plant communities, or habitat. It is, after all, the vegetation that defines the extent of a Freshwater wetland. This chapter reviews the methods used to survey both ‘terrestrial’ and ‘aquatic’ Freshwater plants and considers the approaches taken, some of the specialised equipment used, and technical expertise needed to conduct wetland vegetation surveys. The techniques and approaches used and associated sampling strategies are considered for field surveys; experiments including meso- and macrocosms; and surveys involving remote sensing techniques. The chapter ends by examining a series of examples that illustrate how different vegetation research questions in Ecology, conservation, and management can be answered using a diversity of methods.
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Basic and applied uses of molecular approaches in Freshwater Ecology
Freshwater Science, 2014Co-Authors: Jocelyne M.r. Hughes, Debra S. Finn, Michael T. Monaghan, Alicia S. Schultheis, Bernard W. SweeneyAbstract:Australian Rivers Institute and National Environmental Research Program, Northern Australia Hub, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia Zoology Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 USA Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Muggelseedamm 301, 12587 Berlin, Germany Biology Department, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32723 USA Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, Pennsylvania 19311 USA
Barbara J. Downes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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celebrating women conducting research in Freshwater Ecology and how the citation game is damaging them
Marine and Freshwater Research, 2020Co-Authors: Barbara J. Downes, Jill LancasterAbstract:We highlight women’s contributions to Freshwater Ecology by firstly considering the historical context and gender-based barriers faced by women attempting to gain an education and secure research jobs in science over the past 100+ years. The stories of four remarkable, pioneering women in Freshwater Ecology (Kathleen Carpenter, Ann Chapman, Rosemary Lowe-McConnell and Ruth Patrick) illustrate the impact of barriers, emphasise the significance of their contributions and provide inspiration for the challenges ahead. Women still face barriers to participation in science, and the second part of the paper focuses on a current form of discrimination, which is citation metrics used to measure the ‘quality’ or ‘impact’ of research. We show that arguments that citation metrics reflect research quality are logically flawed, and that women are directly disadvantaged by this practice. Women are also indirectly disadvantaged in Ecology because they are more likely to carry out empirical than theoretical research, and publications are generated more slowly from empirical research. Surveys of citation patterns in Ecology reveal also that women are less likely to be authors of review papers, which receive three times more citations than do original articles. Unless unfettered use of citation metrics is stopped, research will be damaged, and women will be prominent casualties.
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Celebrating women conducting research in Freshwater Ecology … and how the citation game is damaging them
Marine and Freshwater Research, 2020Co-Authors: Barbara J. Downes, Jill LancasterAbstract:We highlight women’s contributions to Freshwater Ecology by firstly considering the historical context and gender-based barriers faced by women attempting to gain an education and secure research jobs in science over the past 100+ years. The stories of four remarkable, pioneering women in Freshwater Ecology (Kathleen Carpenter, Ann Chapman, Rosemary Lowe-McConnell and Ruth Patrick) illustrate the impact of barriers, emphasise the significance of their contributions and provide inspiration for the challenges ahead. Women still face barriers to participation in science, and the second part of the paper focuses on a current form of discrimination, which is citation metrics used to measure the ‘quality’ or ‘impact’ of research. We show that arguments that citation metrics reflect research quality are logically flawed, and that women are directly disadvantaged by this practice. Women are also indirectly disadvantaged in Ecology because they are more likely to carry out empirical than theoretical research, and publications are generated more slowly from empirical research. Surveys of citation patterns in Ecology reveal also that women are less likely to be authors of review papers, which receive three times more citations than do original articles. Unless unfettered use of citation metrics is stopped, research will be damaged, and women will be prominent casualties.
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Freshwater Ecology: A Scientific Introduction
2003Co-Authors: Gerry Closs, Barbara J. Downes, Andrew J. BoultonAbstract:Preface.Part I: The Tools Of Freshwater Ecological Science.1. What Is Ecological Science?.2. How Does Scale Of Measurement Affect What We See?.3. Wonderful Water: Linkages From The Atom To The Biosphere.4. What's In A Lake?.5. What's In Rivers And Streams?.Part II: Fundamental Ecological Questions.6. How Are Population Numbers And Structure Affected By Dispersal?.7. Why Do Organisms Occupy Particular Habitats?.8. How Do Freshwater Communities Recover From Disturbance?.9. What Is The Impact Of Predators In Freshwater Systems?.Part III: Applied Freshwater Ecology.10. What Are The Ecological Effects Of Changing A Water Regime?.11. How Do We Assess The Impact Of Pollution?.12. Can We Fix Smelly, Green Lakes?.13. What Is The Impact Of Introduced Species?.Concluding Remarks.Index.
Klement Tockner - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Author Correction: A global analysis of terrestrial plant litter dynamics in non-perennial waterways
Nature Geoscience, 2018Co-Authors: Thibault Datry, Mark O. Gessner, Klement Tockner, Arnaud Foulquier, Roland Corti, D. Von Schiller, Clara Mendoza-lera, Jean-christophe Clément, Marcos Moleón, Rachel StubbingtonAbstract:Correction to: Nature Geoscience https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0134-4, published online 21 May 2018. In the version of this Article originally published, the affiliation for M. I. Arce was incorrect; it should have been: 5Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany. This has now been corrected in the online versions of the Article.
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Intermittent Rivers: A Challenge for Freshwater Ecology
BioScience, 2014Co-Authors: Thibault Datry, Scott T. Larned, Klement TocknerAbstract:For many decades, river research has been focused on perennial rivers. Intermittent river research has a shorter history, and recent studies suggest that alternating dry and wet conditions alter virtually all biotic communities and biogeochemical processes in these rivers. Intermittent rivers constitute more than half of the length of the global river network and are increasing in number and length in response to climate change, landuse alteration, and water abstraction. Our views of the roles that rivers play in maintaining biodiversity and controlling material fluxes will change substantially when intermittent rivers are fully integrated into regional and global analyses. Concepts, questions, and methodologies from lotic, lentic, and terrestrial Ecology need to be integrated and applied to intermittent rivers to increase our knowledge and effective management of these rivers.
