Freshwater Resources and Ecology: Distribution of Hydrobiology and Invasive Species
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 2460
Special Issue Editors
Interests: freshwater resource; ecology; biological invasions; population dynamics; population distribution; environmental change; biotic interactions; biodiversity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As a vital resource for human existence and ecological systems, fresh water is of fundamental importance to every form of life. Several disciplinary areas, including zoology, behavioral science, botany, resources, and other biological sciences such as physiology, genetics, and molecular biology, share an interest in freshwater ecology. This topic is also closely related to environmental sciences including biogeography, geomorphology, limnology. Freshwater resource availability has been under threat from climate change and other human pressures such as hydropower use, emerging contaminants and species invasion in recent decades. Biological invasions pose a threat to biodiversity, ecological services, conservation and resource management. Invasive species show devastating impacts on the native community and ecosystem processes. Many characteristics that may contribute to the establishment of non-native species can enhance our understanding of the ecology of species invasions.
Our aim in launching this Special Issue is to provide a forum for the publication of innovative, original articles and reviews relating to the ecology of hydrobionts (algae, invertebrates, fish, benthos) and invasive species, particularly their distribution, population, zoology, behavior, genetics, physiology, adaptation, and biotic interactions. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to: the evaluation of hydrobionts distribution patterns and their relationships with the water physicochemical environment, hydrobiont responses to the environment change, invasive species distributions and their responses the during invasion process, and short-term and long-term changes in the community that has been invaded. Understanding the distribution of hydrobiology and invasive species will lead to improved freshwater resource management and, ultimately, its sustainable development and utilization.
Prof. Dr. Daqing Chen
Dr. Weitong Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- freshwater resource
- ecology
- biological invasions
- population dynamics
- population distribution
- environmental change
- biotic interactions
- biodiversity
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