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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Water Quality Conditions in High-Andean Lakes Based on Satellite Indicators Using Sentinel 2 and Landsat 8/9 Images Open

Valeria Fernanda Flores Cantos, Patricio Xavier Lozano Rodríguez, Johanna Elizabeth Ayala Izurieta, Carlos Arturo Jara Santillán, Antonio Ruíz-Verdú , et al. · 2025

High-Andean lakes are strategic freshwater ecosystems whose monitoring is essential for effective water resource management. However, their optical complexity limits the applicability of conventional methods. In this study, the water quali…

Impact of Water Sediment Quality on Germination of Submerged Aquatic Plants in Flemish Streams Open

Lucas Van der Cruysse, Andrée De Cock, Pieter Boets, Peter Goethals · 2025

Submerged aquatic macrophytes play a key role in stream ecosystems, but their recovery in historically degraded Flemish streams is often limited. This study investigates whether sediment contamination constrains natural macrophyte germinat…

Downscaled GRACE data reveals anthropogenic dominance in groundwater storage decline across China’s oases Open

Bochao Cui, Dongping Xue, Dongwei GUI, Qi Liu, Sameh Kotb Abd‐Elmabod , et al. · 2025

Patterns of pharmaceutical contamination in streams of European cities across urbanisation gradients: Potential impacts on One Health Open

Fernanda Rodrigues, Ana Raquel Calapez, André M.P.T. Pereira, Liliana J.G. Silva, Andreia Freitas , et al. · 2025

Pharmaceuticals are Contaminants of Emerging Concern, with known effects on aquatic organisms such as increased mortality and reproduction inhibition. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive overview on occurrence of pharmaceuticals in…

From screens to streams: Can personalized MOOCs enhance drinking water operations? - A pilot study in ecuador Open

Martín Bustamante-León, Paúl Herrera, Luis Domínguez‐Granda, Andrea García-Angulo, Andrée De Cock , et al. · 2025

In Ecuador, only 4 out of 221 municipalities accredit a quality label for drinking water consumption. One of the causes affecting a low accreditation level is the deficiency of water treatment operators' technical skills, primarily due to …

Fatty acid biomarkers reveal landscape influences on linkages between aquatic and terrestrial food webs Open

Francis J. Burdon, Jasmina Šargač, Ellinor Ramberg, Cristina Popescu, Nita Darmina , et al. · 2025

Stream and riparian habitats are meta‐ecosystems that can be strongly connected via the emergence of aquatic insects, which form an important prey subsidy for terrestrial consumers. Anthropogenic perturbations that impact these habitats ma…

Mapping Waterbird Habitats with UAV-Derived 2D Orthomosaic Along Belgium’s Lieve Canal Open

Xingzhen Liu, Andrée De Cock, Long Ho, Kim Pham, Diego Panique-Casso , et al. · 2025

The accurate monitoring of waterbird abundance and their habitat preferences is essential for effective ecological management and conservation planning in aquatic ecosystems. This study explores the efficacy of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV…

The role of mangroves in early-life trophic interactions supporting fishery production in the Galapagos Open

José Pontón-Cevallos, Anna-Maria Vafeiadou, Nicolás Moity, Jorge Ramírez-González, María José Rendón , et al. · 2025

Mangrove nurseries are crucial for fishery production, supplying energy and nutrients via leaf organic matter in food webs. Recent stable isotope studies emphasize the nutritional value of mangrove detritus, especially for leaf-eating crab…

Evaluating Mathematical Concordance Between Taxonomic and Functional Diversity Metrics in Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities Open

Gonzalo Sotomayor, Henrietta Hampel, Raúl F. Vázquez, Christine Van der heyden, Marie Anne Eurie Forio , et al. · 2025

Understanding the structural concordance between taxonomic and functional diversity (FD) metrics is essential for improving the ecological interpretation of community patterns in biomonitoring programs. This study evaluated the concordance…

Global disparities in rural and urban population exposure to compound drought and heatwave events Open

Tao Li, Fengjiao Song, Andrée De Cock, Philippe De Maeyer, Jiayu Bao , et al. · 2025

The high occurrence of compound drought and heatwave events (CDHWs), driven by global climate change, poses a serious threat to humanity. However, their impacts on rural and urban populations remain unclear. This study analyzed CDHWs expos…

Functional diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates and fluvial habitat quality: Key biological trait categories Open

Gonzalo Sotomayor, Henrietta Hampel, Raúl F. Vázquez, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Peter Goethals · 2025

Functional diversity (FD) calculations using benthic macroinvertebrates are useful for freshwater ecosystem evaluation. However, it is critical to determine the key traits and their categories that shape a community. This study (i) investi…

Chemical and microbiological analysis of urban and associated natural water systems of inhabited volcanic islands of the Galapagos (Ecuador) Open

Lenin Riascos-Flores, Long Ho, Wout Van Echelpoel, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Stijn Bruneel , et al. · 2025

Historical and Projected Cropland Impacts of Heatwaves in Central Asia Under Climate Change Open

Tao Li, Fengjiao Song, Jiayu Bao, Philippe De Maeyer, Ye Yuan , et al. · 2025

Central Asia (CA) is a critical agricultural region, contributing significantly to global food and cotton production, yet it faces increasing threats from extreme heatwaves (HWs) due to global warming. Despite this, the specific impacts of…

Water Quality and Its Influence on Waterbird Habitat Distribution: A Study Along the Lieve River, Belgium Open

Xingzhen Liu, Long Ho, Andrée De Cock, Nancy De Saeyer, Kim Pham , et al. · 2025

Freshwater ecosystems face increasing pressures from human activities, leading to degraded water quality and altered habitats for aquatic species. This study investigates the relationship between water quality and waterbird distribution al…

The impacts of alien species on river bioassessment Open

Maria João Feio, Janine Pereira da Silva, Robert M. Hughes, Francisca C. Aguiar, Carlos Bernardo Mascarenhas Alves , et al. · 2025

Scaling Up Sustainable Water Education: The Impact of Personalized Moocs on Water Operators’ Skills Open

Mercedes Bustamante, Paúl Herrera, Luis Granda-Dominguez, Andrea García-Angulo, Andrée De Cock , et al. · 2025

Understanding Fish Behaviour Under Extreme Flows During Downstream Open

Jelger Elings, Ianina Kopecki, Falko Wagner, Rachel Mawer, Stijn Bruneel , et al. · 2025

Scaling Up Sustainable Water Education: The Impact of Personalized Moocs on Water Operators’ Skills Open

Mercedes Bustamante, Paúl Herrera, Luis Granda-Dominguez, Andrea García-Angulo, Andrée De Cock , et al. · 2025

Assessing the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Ecuadorian Andean Peatlands Using Multispectral Indicators and Environmental Modelling Open

Patricio Xavier Lozano Rodríguez, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Johanna Elizabeth Ayala Izurieta, Ana Carola Flores Mancheno, M. Armas Padilla , et al. · 2025

Scaling Up Sustainable Water Education: The Impact of Personalized MOOCs on Water Operators’ Skills Open

Mercedes Bustamante, Paúl Herrera, Luis Granda-Dominguez, Andrea García-Angulo, Andrée De Cock , et al. · 2025

From Screens to Streams: Can Personalized Moocs Enhance Drinking Water Operations? - a Pilot Study in Ecuador Open

Mercedes Bustamante, Paúl Herrera, Luis Granda-Dominguez, Andrea García-Angulo, Andrée De Cock , et al. · 2025

Combining habitat selection, behavioural states, and individual variation to predict fish spatial usage near a barrier Open

Rachel Mawer, Jelger Elings, Stijn Bruneel, Ine Pauwels, Eliezer Pickholtz , et al. · 2024

Riverine barriers are threatening freshwater fish migration, with major impacts on fish populations. Effective management requires understanding of fish movement and behaviour as they approach a barrier and fish pass, which can inform opti…

Proportion of forest surrounding breeding habitat predicts newt condition and fluctuating asymmetry Open

Leni Lammens, Tosca Vanroy, Nancy De Saeyer, An Martel, Lander Baeten , et al. · 2024

We need urgent conservation efforts to curb global amphibian declines. Individual indicators provide valuable insights into how amphibian populations respond to different management practices. We compared body condition and fluctuating asy…

Applications of unmanned vehicle systems for multi-spatial scale monitoring and management of aquatic ecosystems: A review Open

Xingzhen Liu, Long Ho, Stijn Bruneel, Peter Goethals · 2024

Aquatic ecosystems are facing intensifying challenges, such as pollution, habitat destruction, and climate perturbations; hence, high-resolution, cost-effective monitoring tools are becoming increasingly important to provide timely and acc…

Model-based analysis of the impact of climate change on hydrology in the Guayas River basin (Ecuador) Open

Jawad Ghafoor, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Indira Nolivos, Mijial Arias-Hidalgo, Peter Goethals · 2024

Worldwide climate change will most likely lead to drastic changes in hydrology and food production. In this study, the impact of climate change on the hydrological regime and the fate of pesticides in the Guayas River basin is investigated…

Alien macrocrustaceans in freshwater ecosystems in the eastern part of Flanders (Belgium) Open

Marjolein Messiaen, Koen Lock, Wim Gabriëls, Thierry Vercauteren, Karel Wouters , et al. · 2024

Biological invasions of freshwater macroinvertebrates are gaining more and more interest because the ecological and economical impact of some of these species is high. Since crustacean taxa appear to be successful groups invading new areas…

Fish habitat models for a future of novel riverscapes Open

Henry H. Hansen, Claudio Comoglio, Jelger Elings, Philip Ericsson, Peter Goethals , et al. · 2024

Multiple anthropogenic forces have pushed river ecosystems into undesirable states with no clear understanding of how they should be best managed. The advancement of riverine fish habitat models intended to provide management insights has …

Limnological Characteristics and Relationships with Primary Productivity in Two High Andean Hydroelectric Reservoirs in Ecuador Open

Gonzalo Sotomayor, Andrés Alvarado, Jorge Romero, Carlos López, Marta Aguilar , et al. · 2024

Studies on limnology are essential to reservoir management; nevertheless, few are known about the limnological features of the Andean reservoirs in Ecuador. To overcome this limitation in the information, from December 2018 to December 201…

Unravelling CH4 and N2O dynamics in tidal wetlands using natural abundance isotopes and functional genes Open

Long Ho, Kim Pham, Matti Barthel, Stephen J. Harris, Samuel Bodé , et al. · 2024

Regulating greenhouse gas dynamics in tidal wetlands: Impacts of salinity gradients and water pollution Open

Long Ho, Matti Barthel, Kim Pham, Samuel Bodé, Carl Van Colen , et al. · 2024

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