Showing papers on "Aquatic biodiversity research published in 2018"
University of Lisbon1, Saitama University2, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research3, University of Toulouse4, University of Lorraine5, Queen Mary University of London6, Finnish Environment Institute7, Chinese Academy of Sciences8, Claude Bernard University Lyon 19, University of Stirling10, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust11
TL;DR: An overview of current trends and future directions in aquatic plant research in the early twenty first century is presented and a select number of papers on aspects of aquatic plants are included in this special issue of Hydrobiologia.
Abstract: Aquatic plants fulfil a wide range of ecological roles, and make a substantial contribution to the structure, function and service provision of aquatic ecosystems. Given their well-documented importance in aquatic ecosystems, research into aquatic plants continues to blossom. The 14th International Symposium on Aquatic Plants, held in Edinburgh in September 2015, brought together 120 delegates from 28 countries and six continents. This special issue of Hydrobiologia includes a select number of papers on aspects of aquatic plants, covering a wide range of species, systems and issues. In this paper, we present an overview of current trends and future directions in aquatic plant research in the early twenty first century. Our understanding of aquatic plant biology, the range of scientific issues being addressed and the range of techniques available to researchers have all arguably never been greater; however, substantial challenges exist to the conservation and management of both aquatic plants and the ecosystems in which they are found. The range of countries and continents represented by conference delegates and authors of papers in the special issue illustrates the global relevance of aquatic plant research in the early twenty first century but also the many challenges that this burgeoning scientific discipline must address.
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TL;DR: In this article, a multidisciplinary field study at five dammed and five undammed sites within the Neosho River basin, KS, tested hypotheses about two types of habitat sampling (transect and mosaic) and two different types of statistical analyses (analysis of covariance and path analysis).
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TL;DR: This article conducted a review of the published literature on habitat restoration to evaluate the potential science-practice gap and recommend policies that account for biodiversity to bridge this gap and maximize ecosystem function and restoration success.
Abstract: Maintaining biodiversity is a central tenet of conservation, in part because biodiversity influences ecosystem functions across terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems. Biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships have clear relevance for the design of habitat restoration efforts, yet the degree to which biodiversity has been incorporated into restoration practice is unclear. We conducted a review of the published literature on habitat restoration to evaluate this potential science-practice gap. The number of published restoration studies including the term biodiversity has increased slightly from 1990 to 2015 relative to the broader restoration literature. A greater percentage of empirical restorations, and a higher percentage of those with a biodiversity component, were from terrestrial than freshwater or marine ecosystems. The majority of studies considered biodiversity as a response to restoration rather than incorporating it in the restoration design. In fact, nearly half of the studies in our database that actively transplanted species manipulated only a single target species. Little consideration was given to genetic or trophic diversity despite their documented importance for ecosystem function. Given the limited resources available for and high economic costs associated with habitat restoration projects, we recommend policies that account for biodiversity to bridge this gap and maximize ecosystem function and restoration success.
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