• Benthic macroinvertebrates in lake ecological assessment: A review of methods, intercalibration and practical recommendations 

      Poikane, Sandra; Johnson, Richard K.; Sandin, Leonard; Schartau, Ann Kristin; Solimini, Angelo G.; Urbanic, Gorazd; Arbačiauskas, Kęstutis; Aroviita, Jukka; Gabriels, Wim; Miler, Oliver; Pusch, Martin T.; Tim, Henn; Böhmer, Jürgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Legislation in Europe has been adopted to determine and improve the ecological integrity of inland and coastal waters. Assessment is based on four biotic groups, including benthic macroinvertebrate communities. For lakes, ...
    • Fish biodiversity in different types of tributary mouths located within impounded sections of Swedish boreal rivers 

      Näslund, Joacim; Bowes, Rachel; Sandin, Leonard; Bergman, Eva; Greenberg, Larry (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Large boreal rivers in Sweden are generally impounded by hydropower dams and a large proportion of main stem shallow flowing habitats have been lost. Tributaries often contain the last undisturbed habitats and could be ...
    • A hitchhiker's guide to European lake ecological assessment and intercalibration 

      Poikane, Sandra; Birk, Sebastian; Böhmer, Jürgen; Carvalho, Laurence; de Hoyos, Caridad; Gassner, Hubert; Hellsten, Seppo; Kelly, Martyn; Solheim, Anne Lyche; Olin, Mikko; Pall, Karin; Phillips, Geoff; Portielje, Rob; Ritterbusch, David; Sandin, Leonard; Schartau, Ann Kristin; Solimini, Angelo G.; van den Berg, Marcel; Wolfram, Georg; van den Bund, Wouter (Journal article, 2015)
      The Water Framework Directive is the first international legislation to require European countries to establish comparable ecological assessment schemes for their freshwaters. A key element in harmonising quality ...
    • The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt 

      Haase, Peter; Bowler, Diana Elizabeth; Baker, Nathan J.; Bonada, Núria; Domisch, Sami; Marquez, Jaime R. Garcia Marquez; Heino, Jani; Hering, Daniel; Jähnig, Sonja C.; Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid; Stubbington, Rachel; Altermatt, Florian; Álvarez-Cabria, Mario; Amatulli, Giuseppe; Angeler, David G.; Archambaud-Suard, Gaït; Jorrín, Iñaki Arrate; Aspin, Thomas; Azpiroz, Iker; Bañares, Iñaki; Ortiz, José Barquín; Bodin, Christian L.; Bonacina, Luca; Bottarin, Roberta; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel; Csabai, Zoltán; Datry, Thibault; De Eyto, Elvira; Dohet, Alain; Dörflinger, Gerald; Drohan, Emma; Eikland, Knut Andreas; England, Judy; Eriksen, Tor E.; Evtimova, Vesela; Feio, Maria J.; Ferréol, Martial; Floury, Mathieu; Forcellini, Maxence; Forio, Marie Anne Eurie; Fornaroli, Riccardo; Friberg, Nikolai; Fruget, Jean-François; Georgieva, Galia; Goethals, Peter; Graça, Manuel A. S.; Graf, Wolfram; House, Andy; Huttunen, Kaisa-Leena; Jensen, Thomas Correll; Pilotto, Francesca; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Sandin, Leonard; Velle, Gaute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      wing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to biodiversity loss1 . Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment and hydromorphological restoration, have ...