Ecology of Aquatic Communities
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 10212
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aquatic ecology; environmental impact assessment; environmental pollution; heavy metals; rivers; ecology; water quality; environmental science; hydrology; environment
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Interests: freshwater ecology; cave biology and hyporheic zone; food webs; invasive species
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine and freshwater ecosystems host a significant number of aquatic species, comprising both vertebrates and invertebrates that contribute altogether to global biodiversity. In recent decades, pollution and climate change have become significant stressors for these communities, often leading to irreversible changes in taxonomic composition and species richness within aquatic ecosystems. The synergic interaction between ecological and biodiversity studies on aquatic ecosystems comprises a very informative method for properly assessing the ecological status of both marine and freshwater habitats.
Moreover, species interact within their habitats through inter- and intraspecific competition for food and space, leading to the occurrence of food webs. Native or invasive species often interact in the most unpredictable ways, in natural or human-affected habitats, which are crucial in deepening our understanding of such phenomena.
This Special Issue aims to provide an update of the information regarding evolution and the current stage of aquatic communities, as well as of the relationship with their habitats. Moreover, the interspecific and trophic interactions within aquatic communities, including the effects of invasive species, comprise another important direction that this Special Issue will focus on further.
The topics include:
- Aquatic food webs;
- Interspecific and intraspecific interactions;
- Invasive species
Dr. Gabriel-Ionut Plavan
Dr. Octavian Pacioglu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aquatic ecology
- freshwater communities
- marine communities
- aquatic ecosystems
- aquatic biodiversity
- cave and hyporheic zone
- freshwater food webs
- invasive species
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