Impacts of Environmental Stressors on Benthic Community in Aquatic Ecosystems
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: 20 February 2027 | Viewed by 787
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Benthic communities play a crucial role in ecosystem functioning, yet they are increasingly threatened by a range of natural and anthropogenic stressors, such as climate change, pollution, habitat degradation, and ocean acidification. Understanding how these stressors affect benthic organisms and their interactions is essential for predicting ecosystem resilience and supporting effective conservation and management strategies.
This Special Issue aims to collate research that explores the mechanisms, patterns, and consequences of environmental impacts on benthic systems. Original research and review articles are welcome to be submitted to this Special Issue, and its scope includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Effects of climate change (warming, acidification, hypoxia) on benthic biodiversity and functioning;
- Pollution impacts (microplastics, contaminants, eutrophication);
- Disturbance from fisheries, coastal development, and habitat alteration;
- Invasive species and biotic interactions;
- Monitoring and modeling approaches for stressor assessment.
Dr. Elisa Punzo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- benthic communities
- environmental impact
- climate change
- anthropogenic pressures
- benthic biodiversity
- ecosystem functioning
- marine ecosystems
- freshwater ecosystems
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