Aquatic Ecology for Sustainability: Priorities, Approaches, and Partnerships for Management and Conservation of Freshwaters
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (26 March 2023) | Viewed by 10500
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Interests: conservation biology; aquatic ecology; fisheries; environmental education; science communication
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Dear Colleagues,
Freshwater ecosystems provide valuable services, including clean water for human use, fisheries, and sediment transport. Despite their importance, aquatic habitats are increasingly at risk from human impacts that result in degraded ecosystems, lost benefits for humans, and imperiled wildlife. The aim of this Special Issue is to present advances in the sustainability of aquatic ecology, with a focus on rivers and lakes. We are interested in accounts of research on how to maintain critical ecosystem services and biodiversity and inform sustainable development of threatened riverine ecosystems for the benefit of humans and aquatic life.
Contributions are welcome on topics such as new approaches to fish, wildlife, and environmental monitoring, especially in the establishment of baselines and trends; research on water quality, flow, and nutrient transport with a focus on the impacts of dams and other anthropogenic stressors; and studies of relationships between human activities and trends in aquatic biodiversity, in particular, freshwater fish and associated fisheries. These approaches can be informed by participatory research, local knowledge, and citizen science. We encourage research incorporating data sharing initiatives and cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary partnerships. Literature reviews, field-based research, case studies, and commentaries are all welcome.
Dr. Zeb Hogan
Dr. Ngor Peng Bun
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ecosystem function
- environmental flows
- adaptive management
- impact assessments
- trade-off analysis
- fish monitoring
- fish assemblage dynamics
- fish diversity
- fish growth and population trends
- water quality
- fisheries policy and governance
- freshwater protected areas
- fish reserves
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