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View article: Ecological success in freshwater lakes: insights from novel cultivated lineages of the abundant Nanopelagicales order
Ecological success in freshwater lakes: insights from novel cultivated lineages of the abundant Nanopelagicales order Open
View article: Cultivation, genomics, and giant viruses of a ubiquitous and heterotrophic freshwater cryptomonad
Cultivation, genomics, and giant viruses of a ubiquitous and heterotrophic freshwater cryptomonad Open
Heterotrophic nanoflagellates are the chief agents of bacterivory in the aquatic microbial loop but remain underrepresented in culture collections and in genomic databases. We isolated and characterised a representative of the previously u…
View article: Tracking reservoir warming in a changing climate: A 31-year study from Czechia
Tracking reservoir warming in a changing climate: A 31-year study from Czechia Open
Freshwater reservoirs are critical for water management but face increasing impacts from climate change, which alters their thermal regimes and affects ecosystem functions globally. In temperate regions, surface water temperatures have ris…
View article: Longitudinal dynamics and transformation of riverine dissolved organic matter from source to sea
Longitudinal dynamics and transformation of riverine dissolved organic matter from source to sea Open
Transformation and degradation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) are of considerable magnitude in large rivers but studies investigating a river system from source to sea are scarce. DOM composition changes from headwaters to tide-impacted…
View article: Using Long‐Term Ecological Datasets to Unravel the Impacts of Short‐Term Meteorological Disturbances on Phytoplankton Communities
Using Long‐Term Ecological Datasets to Unravel the Impacts of Short‐Term Meteorological Disturbances on Phytoplankton Communities Open
Extreme meteorological events such as storms are increasing in frequency and intensity, but our knowledge of their impacts on aquatic ecosystems and emergent system properties is limited. Understanding the ecological impacts of storms on t…
View article: Trait-Based Modelling of Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Dynamics Under Environmental Change in a Temperate Dimictic Reservoir
Trait-Based Modelling of Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Dynamics Under Environmental Change in a Temperate Dimictic Reservoir Open
View article: Integrating depth-dependent protist dynamics and microbial interactions in spring succession of a freshwater reservoir
Integrating depth-dependent protist dynamics and microbial interactions in spring succession of a freshwater reservoir Open
View article: Depth-dependent dynamics of protist communities as an integral part of spring succession in a freshwater reservoir
Depth-dependent dynamics of protist communities as an integral part of spring succession in a freshwater reservoir Open
Background Protists are essential contributors to eukaryotic diversity and exert profound influence on carbon fluxes and energy transfer in freshwaters. Despite their significance, there is a notable gap in research on protistan dynamics, …
View article: Global freshwater distribution of <i>Telonemia</i> protists
Global freshwater distribution of <i>Telonemia</i> protists Open
Telonemia are one of the oldest identified marine protists that for most part of their history have been recognized as a distinct incertae sedis lineage. Today, their evolutionary proximity to the SAR supergroup (Stramenopiles, Alveolates,…
View article: Isolation of a widespread giant virus implicated in cryptophyte bloom collapse
Isolation of a widespread giant virus implicated in cryptophyte bloom collapse Open
Photosynthetic cryptophytes are ubiquitous protists that are major participants in the freshwater phytoplankton bloom at the onset of spring. Mortality due to change in environmental conditions and grazing have been recognized as key facto…
View article: In the right place, at the right time: the integration of bacteria into the Plankton Ecology Group model
In the right place, at the right time: the integration of bacteria into the Plankton Ecology Group model Open
Background Planktonic microbial communities have critical impacts on the pelagic food web and water quality status in freshwater ecosystems, yet no general model of bacterial community assembly linked to higher trophic levels and hydrodyna…
View article: Aquatic quillworts, <i>Isoëtes echinospora</i> and <i>I. lacustris</i> under acidic stress—A review from a temperate refuge
Aquatic quillworts, <i>Isoëtes echinospora</i> and <i>I. lacustris</i> under acidic stress—A review from a temperate refuge Open
Quillworts ( Isoëtes ) represent highly specialized flora of softwater lakes, that is, freshwater ecosystems potentially sensitive to acidification. In this paper, we combine a review of previous studies and our new results to address unre…
View article: High-resolution metagenomic reconstruction of the freshwater spring bloom
High-resolution metagenomic reconstruction of the freshwater spring bloom Open
View article: Supplementary material to "Spatial and temporal variability of methane emissions and environmental conditions in a hyper-eutrophic fishpond"
Supplementary material to "Spatial and temporal variability of methane emissions and environmental conditions in a hyper-eutrophic fishpond" Open
View article: Additional file 3 of In the right place, at the right time: the integration of bacteria into the Plankton Ecology Group model
Additional file 3 of In the right place, at the right time: the integration of bacteria into the Plankton Ecology Group model Open
Additional file 3: Supplementary Table S2. Annual-scale dynamics of bacterial groups using soft clustering.
View article: Additional file 2 of In the right place, at the right time: the integration of bacteria into the Plankton Ecology Group model
Additional file 2 of In the right place, at the right time: the integration of bacteria into the Plankton Ecology Group model Open
Additional file 2: Supplementary Table S1. Indicator Species Analysis for 13 different sampling stations.
View article: Isolation of a widespread giant virus implicated in cryptophyte bloom collapse
Isolation of a widespread giant virus implicated in cryptophyte bloom collapse Open
Photosynthetic cryptophytes are ubiquitous protists that are major participants in the freshwater phytoplankton bloom at the onset of spring. Mortality due to change in environmental conditions and grazing have been recognized as key facto…
View article: Applications for zoosporic parasites in aquatic systems (ParAqua)
Applications for zoosporic parasites in aquatic systems (ParAqua) Open
Zoosporic parasites (i.e. fungi and fungi-like aquatic microorganisms) constitute important drivers of natural populations, causing severe host mortality. Economic impacts of parasitic diseases are notable in the microalgae biotech industr…
View article: Spatial and Temporal Variability of Environmental Conditions and Methane Emissions in a Hypertrophic Fishpond
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Environmental Conditions and Methane Emissions in a Hypertrophic Fishpond Open
View article: Temperature Dependent Metabolic Costs in Daphnia Embryogenesis in the Context of the Temperature-Size Rule
Temperature Dependent Metabolic Costs in Daphnia Embryogenesis in the Context of the Temperature-Size Rule Open
View article: Spatial and Temporal Variability of Methane Emissions and Environmental Conditions in a Hyper-Eutrophic Fishpond
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Methane Emissions and Environmental Conditions in a Hyper-Eutrophic Fishpond Open
View article: Low Specific Phosphorus Uptake Affinity of Epilithon in Three Oligo- to Mesotrophic Post-mining Lakes
Low Specific Phosphorus Uptake Affinity of Epilithon in Three Oligo- to Mesotrophic Post-mining Lakes Open
Epilithon contributes to phosphorus (P) cycling in lakes, but its P uptake traits have been rarely studied. We measured the chemical composition of epilithon and its inorganic P uptake kinetics using isotope 33 P in three deep oligo- to me…
View article: Environmental DNA metabarcoding uncovers environmental correlates of fish communities in spatially heterogeneous freshwater habitats
Environmental DNA metabarcoding uncovers environmental correlates of fish communities in spatially heterogeneous freshwater habitats Open
Biomonitoring of complex heterogeneous environments is highly challenging. Fish in deep water bodies occupy different habitats, so a combination of survey methods has traditionally been used. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a nov…
View article: Uptake of phosphorus by epilithon in three oligo- to mesotrophic post-mining lakes
Uptake of phosphorus by epilithon in three oligo- to mesotrophic post-mining lakes Open
Epilithon contributes to phosphorus (P) cycling in lakes, but its P uptake traits have been rarely studied. We measured the chemical composition of epilithon and its inorganic P uptake kinetics using isotope 33P in three deep oligo- to mes…
View article: Microbial drama in four acts - Extreme rain events cause cyclic succession in plankton communities
Microbial drama in four acts - Extreme rain events cause cyclic succession in plankton communities Open
Highly abundant, small waterbodies contribute substantially to global freshwater shoreline and surface area. They are strongly interlinked with the terrestrial surrounding, thus controlling the flow of energy, nutrients and organisms throu…
View article: Erratum for Piwosz et al., “Light and Primary Production Shape Bacterial Activity and Community Composition of Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria in a Microcosm Experiment”
Erratum for Piwosz et al., “Light and Primary Production Shape Bacterial Activity and Community Composition of Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria in a Microcosm Experiment” Open
Volume 5, no. 4, e00354-20, 2020, [https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00354-20][1]. Coauthor Izabela Mujakic should be affiliated with an additional institution. Her corrected affiliation information is shown above.
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View article: Light and Primary Production Shape Bacterial Activity and Community Composition of Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria in a Microcosm Experiment
Light and Primary Production Shape Bacterial Activity and Community Composition of Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria in a Microcosm Experiment Open
Metabolic coupling between phytoplankton and bacteria determines the fate of dissolved organic carbon in aquatic environments, and yet how changes in the rate of primary production affect the bacterial activity and community composition re…
View article: Characteristics, Main Impacts, and Stewardship of Natural and Artificial Freshwater Environments: Consequences for Biodiversity Conservation
Characteristics, Main Impacts, and Stewardship of Natural and Artificial Freshwater Environments: Consequences for Biodiversity Conservation Open
In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas (fwh). For each type, we identify the main biodiversity patterns and ecological …
View article: Diel changes and diversity of pufM expression in freshwater communities of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria
Diel changes and diversity of pufM expression in freshwater communities of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria Open
The anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (APB) are an active component of aquatic microbial communities. While DNA-based studies have delivered a detailed picture of APB diversity, they cannot provide any information on the activity of individ…
View article: Estimating Environmental Preferences of Freshwater Pelagic Fish Using Hydroacoustics and Satellite Remote Sensing
Estimating Environmental Preferences of Freshwater Pelagic Fish Using Hydroacoustics and Satellite Remote Sensing Open
In this study, a remote sensing-based method of mapping and predicting fish spatial distribution in inland waters is developed. A combination of Earth Observation data, in-situ measurements, and hydroacoustics is used to relate fish biomas…