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“Emerging Trends in Freshwater Ecology and Ecosystem Management”

Dr Ioannis Karaouzas and Dr Christos Theodoropoulos

Today, freshwater ecosystems are being critically threatened by agrochemical and industrial pollution, habitat degradation and loss, the introduction of invasive species, unsustainable dam construction, water overexploitation, and anthropogenic and climate-change-induced water scarcity. This Special Issue of Water welcomes scientific contributions from freshwater scientists, water managers, and policy makers that will enhance the state-of-the-art scientific knowledge in research and applications in the field of freshwater ecology and ecosystem protection and management. (more…)

With a view to implementing actions to improve the conservation status of Squalius keadicus (Endangered) and Pelasgus laconicus (Critically Endangered) protected fish species in the Eurotas catchment in Laconia, (more…)

Twenty years has passed since the WFD was adopted by the European Parliament. Putting ecosystem integrity at the base of management decisions, the way EU Member States have implemented water management has improved dramatically. (more…)

Results of the Workshop: “River Conservation Actions-National AMBER meeting” 8th of May 2019, Athens

This was the first-ever meeting to deploy the concept of river barrier and dam management and removal in Greece! It was organized by the AMBER consortium -Adaptive Management of Barriers in European River, an EU supported H2020 project (more…)

Surface and Ground- water vulnerability assessment is a useful approach for identifying pollution pressures effectively and applying protection and restoration measures in water bodies. (more…)