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Sebastian Birk
Researcher at University of Duisburg-Essen
Publications - 69
Citations - 4133
Sebastian Birk is an academic researcher from University of Duisburg-Essen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Water Framework Directive & Freshwater ecosystem. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 62 publications receiving 3125 citations. Previous affiliations of Sebastian Birk include Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
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Three hundred ways to assess Europe's surface waters: An almost complete overview of biological methods to implement the Water Framework Directive
Sebastian Birk,Wendy Bonne,Ángel Borja,Sandra Brucet,Anne Courrat,Sandra Poikane,Angelo G. Solimini,Wouter van de Bund,Nikolaos Zampoukas,Daniel Hering +9 more
TL;DR: An overview of 297 assessment methods for the status of European surface waters is presented, based on a questionnaire survey addressing authorities in all countries implementing the WFD, and the strength of relationships differed significantly between organism groups and water categories.
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Managing aquatic ecosystems and water resources under multiple stress — An introduction to the MARS project
Daniel Hering,Laurence Carvalho,Christine Argillier,Meryem Beklioglu,Ángel Borja,Ana Cristina Cardoso,Harm Duel,Teresa Ferreira,Lidija Globevnik,Jenica Hanganu,Seppo Hellsten,Erik Jeppesen,Vit Kodes,Anne Lyche Solheim,Tiina Nõges,Stephen James Ormerod,Yiannis Panagopoulos,Stefan Schmutz,Markus Venohr,Sebastian Birk +19 more
TL;DR: The aims and approaches of the EU-funded project MARS (Managing Aquatic ecosystems and water Resources under multiple Stress) are described and the conceptual and analytical framework that it is adopting to provide this knowledge, understanding and tools needed to address multiple stressors are described.
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Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems.
Sebastian Birk,Daniel S. Chapman,Laurence Carvalho,Bryan M. Spears,Hans Estrup Andersen,Christine Argillier,Stefan Auer,Annette Baattrup-Pedersen,Lindsay F. Banin,Meryem Beklioglu,Elisabeth Bondar-Kunze,Ángel Borja,Paulo Branco,Tuba Bucak,Anthonie D. Buijse,Ana Cristina Cardoso,Raoul-Marie Couture,Raoul-Marie Couture,Fabien Cremona,Dick de Zwart,Christian K. Feld,M. Teresa Ferreira,Heidrun Feuchtmayr,Mark O. Gessner,Mark O. Gessner,Alexander Gieswein,Lidija Globevnik,Daniel Graeber,Daniel Graeber,Wolfram Graf,Cayetano Gutiérrez-Cánovas,Cayetano Gutiérrez-Cánovas,Jenica Hanganu,Uğur Işkın,Marko Järvinen,Erik Jeppesen,Niina Kotamäki,Marijn Kuijper,Jan U. Lemm,Shenglan Lu,Anne Lyche Solheim,Ute Mischke,S. Jannicke Moe,Peeter Nõges,Tiina Nõges,Steve J. Ormerod,Yiannis Panagopoulos,Geoff Phillips,Leo Posthuma,Sarai Pouso,Christel Prudhomme,Katri Rankinen,Jes J. Rasmussen,Jessica Richardson,Alban Sagouis,Alban Sagouis,José Maria Santos,Ralf B. Schäfer,Rafaela Schinegger,Stefan Schmutz,Susanne C. Schneider,Lisa Schülting,Pedro Segurado,Kostas Stefanidis,Bernd Sures,Stephen J. Thackeray,Jarno Turunen,María C. Uyarra,Markus Venohr,Peter C. von der Ohe,Nigel Willby,Daniel Hering +71 more
TL;DR: A cross-scale analysis of paired-stressor effects on biological variables of European freshwater ecosystems shows that in 39% of cases, significant effects were limited to single stressors, with nutrient enrichment being the most important of these in lakes.
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Protecting and restoring Europe's waters: An analysis of the future development needs of the Water Framework Directive
Laurence Carvalho,Eleanor B. Mackay,Ana Cristina Cardoso,Annette Baattrup-Pedersen,Sebastian Birk,Kirsty Blackstock,Gábor Borics,Ángel Borja,Christian K. Feld,Maria Teresa Ferreira,Lidija Globevnik,Bruna Grizzetti,Sarah Hendry,Daniel Hering,Martyn Kelly,Sindre Langaas,Kristian Meissner,Yiannis Panagopoulos,Ellis Penning,Josselin Rouillard,Sergi Sabater,Ursula Schmedtje,Bryan M. Spears,Markus Venohr,Wouter van de Bund,Anne Lyche Solheim +25 more
TL;DR: This analysis highlights that there is great potential to enhance assessment schemes through strategic design of monitoring networks and innovation, such as earth observation, and further integrate with other sectoral policies.
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From Natural to Degraded Rivers and Back Again: A Test of Restoration Ecology Theory and Practice
Christian K. Feld,Sebastian Birk,David C. Bradley,Daniel Hering,Jochem Kail,Anahita Marzin,Andreas Melcher,Dirk Nemitz,Morten Lauge Pedersen,Florian Pletterbauer,Didier Pont,Piet F. M. Verdonschot,Nikolai Friberg +12 more
TL;DR: While the large-scale re-meandering and re-establishment of water levels at River Skjern resulted in significant recovery of riverine biota, habitat enhancement schemes at smaller-scales in other rivers were largely ineffective and failed to show long-term recovery.