Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management for Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 884
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Interests: water quality monitoring; emerging contaminants; ecological restoration; environmental geochemistry of nutrient elements; water pollution control
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Interests: metal pollution assessment; source apportionment of metals; isotopic geochemistry of metals; metals in sediment-water and soil-water systems
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Interests: fishery ecology; restoration ecology; biodiversity maintenance; ecological modeling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to announce a new Special Issue “Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management for Sustainability” of the journal Sustainability.
Aquatic ecosystems provide important ecological services, such as regulating the climate, purifying water, providing habitats for aquatic life, and supporting human activities. In recent decades, aquatic ecosystems have faced serious threats such as water pollution, habitat destruction, and climate change impact, which cause water quality deterioration and biodiversity loss and adversely impact ecological service. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the protection and remediation of aquatic ecosystems through scientific management practices and engineering measures. Thus, this Special Issue aims to bring together research papers that address those related issues, providing new insights and solutions for the aquatic ecosystems facing various challenges. We invite original research articles and critical reviews on topics related (but not limited) to:
- Monitoring and assessment of aquatic ecosystem health;
- Technologies and strategies for water quality improvement;
- Eutrophication treatment and cyanobacteria bloom control;
- The influence of environmental factors on aquatic organisms and their habitats;
- Structure and ecological function of aquatic ecosystems;
- Environmental behavior and ecological effects of pollutants in aquatic ecosystems.
Dr. Chenxi Wu
Prof. Dr. Bo Gao
Prof. Dr. Chuanbo Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pollution control
- biomanipulation
- ecological remediation
- climate change
- algal bloom control
- ecological health assessment
- habitat restoration
- water quality improvement
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