Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

An international journal on freshwater ecosystem

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems (KMAE-Bulletin Français de la Pêche et de la Pisciculture since 1928) serves as a foundation for scientific advice across the broad spectrum of management and conservation issues related to freshwater ecosystems. [See Aims and scope]

We are happy to announce that KMAE has updated its Aims & Scope and welcomes now a new Editorial Board.

Biological conservation, ecosystems restoration and ecological engineering

Open Access

Managing invasive alien crayfish in isolated water bodies: Evaluating control strategies for biodiversity conservation

Laura S. van Veenhuisen, Pim Lemmers, Eelke Jongejans and Hein H. van Kleef

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 427 (2026) 10

Published online: 25 February 2026
Conservation genetics

Open Access

Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling strategies influence estimates of lake fish eDNA concentrations

Marine Vautier, Jonas Bylemans, Jean-Marc Baudoin, Jean Guillard, Chloé Goulon, Maxime Logez and Isabelle Domaizon

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 427 (2026) 9

Published online: 20 February 2026
Climate change impact on freshwater communities and ecosystem functioning

Open Access

Large-scale spatial analyses reveal hotspots of proliferative kidney disease in brown trout and interactive effects of temperature and parasite load

Duncan Philpott, Joacim Näslund, Serena Donadi, Max Lindmark and Anti Vasemägi

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 427 (2026) 8

Published online: 13 February 2026
Freshwater ecosystems management strategies

Open Access

Review

Ecology, threats, and conservation of the spirlin Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782)

Michaël Ovidio, Lidia Marszał, Vladica Simić and Marija Jakovljević

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 427 (2026) 7

Published online: 06 February 2026
Biological conservation, ecosystems restoration and ecological engineering

Open Access

Review

Insights from a nation-wide environmental relicensing of hydropower facilities in Sweden: a review of court verdicts from a biological perspective

Josefin Sundin, Joacim Näslund, Philip Jacobson, Birgitta Jacobson, Johan Östergren and Daniel Nyqvist

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 427 (2026) 6

Published online: 05 February 2026

Most read articles

563	Multidisciplinary solutions for conservation Open Access Review Balancing hydropower production and ecology − ecological impacts, mitigation measures, and programmatic monitoring Daniel Nyqvist, Olle Calles, Peter Carlson, Kerstin Holmgren, Birgitta Malm-Renöfält, Åsa Widén, Jakob Bergengren and Joacim Näslund Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 426 (2025) 24 Published online: 23 September 2025
312	Open Access An epilimnion and hypolimnion temperature model based on air temperature and lake characteristics Jordi Prats and Pierre-Alain Danis Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 420 (2019) 8 Published online: 14 February 2019
269	Topical issue on Crayfish Open Access Habitat use and population structure of the invasive red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) in a protected area in northern Italy Roberta Donato, Marta Rollandin, Livio Favaro, Alessio Ferrarese, Daniela Pessani and Daniela Ghia Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 419 (2018) 12 Published online: 20 February 2018
241	Topical issue on Ecological, evolutionary and environmental implications of floating photovoltaics Open Access Review Potential impacts of floating photovoltaics on carbon fluxes across aquatic-terrestrial boundaries Paul Vouhe, Héctor Rodríguez-Pérez, Björn Wissel, Thierry Lengagne, Anne Metaireau and Fanny Colas Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 426 (2025) 13 Published online: 14 May 2025
231	Freshwater ecosystems management strategies Open Access Time for decisive actions to protect freshwater ecosystems from global changes Thierry Oberdorff Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 423 (2022) 19 Published online: 29 July 2022

Recent articles (published in the past 2 years)

12	Climate change impact on freshwater communities and ecosystem functioning Open Access Navigating the drought: upstream migration of a small-sized Cypriniformes (Telestes muticellus) in response to drying in a partially intermittent mountain stream Alfredo Schiavon, Claudio Comoglio, Alessandro Candiotto, Michele Spairani, Franz Hölker, Fabio Tarena, Johan Watz and Daniel Nyqvist Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 425 (2024) 6 Published online: 08 March 2024
6	Topical issue on Ecological, evolutionary and environmental implications of floating photovoltaics Open Access Hydrological and ecological effects of floating photovoltaic systems: a model comparison considering mussel, periphyton, and macrophyte growth Konstantin Ilgen, Camila Bergmann Goulart, Stephan Hilgert, Dirk Schindler, Klaus van de Weyer, Rafael de Carvalho Bueno, Tobias Bleninger, Raffaello Lastrico, Leonhard Gfüllner, Alexander Graef et al. (2 more) Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 426 (2025) 11 Published online: 06 May 2025
6	Biological conservation, ecosystems restoration and ecological engineering Open Access The depressed river mussel Pseudanodonta complanata as an occasional host for the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus Dariusz Halabowski, Martin Reichard, Kacper Pyrzanowski, Grzegorz Zięba, Joanna Grabowska, Carl Smith and Mirosław Przybylski Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 425 (2024) 3 Published online: 23 January 2024
5	Anthropogenic impact on freshwater habitats, communities and ecosystem functioning Open Access Metabarcoding reveals waterbird diet in a French Ramsar wetland: implications for ecosystem management Laura Fablet, Anouk Pellerin, Diane Zarzoso-Lacoste, Vincent Dubut and Laurence Walch Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 425 (2024) 9 Published online: 03 May 2024
5	Development of biological and environmental indicators and indices, testing and use Open Access Deep chlorophyll maximum in temperate lakes with different trophic conditions − a rare or common phenomenon? Maciej Karpowicz, Agnieszka Pasztaleniec, Magdalena Grabowska and Anna Pietryczuk Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 425 (2024) 1 Published online: 23 January 2024

2024 Impact Factor: 1.7
2024 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.6

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Editor-in-Chief: Thierry Oberdorff

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ISSN: 1961-9502

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1491	Multidisciplinary solutions for conservation Open Access Review Balancing hydropower production and ecology − ecological impacts, mitigation measures, and programmatic monitoring Daniel Nyqvist, Olle Calles, Peter Carlson, Kerstin Holmgren, Birgitta Malm-Renöfält, Åsa Widén, Jakob Bergengren and Joacim Näslund Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 426 (2025) 24 Published online: 23 September 2025
763	Open Access An epilimnion and hypolimnion temperature model based on air temperature and lake characteristics Jordi Prats and Pierre-Alain Danis Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 420 (2019) 8 Published online: 14 February 2019
725	Topical issue on Crayfish Open Access Review Different aspects of reproduction strategies in crayfish: A review B. Yazicioglu, J. Reynolds and P. Kozák Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 417 (2016) 33 Published online: 16 September 2016
711	Open Access Review What is a moth doing under water? Ecology of aquatic and semi-aquatic Lepidoptera Krzysztof Pabis Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 419 (2018) 42 Published online: 24 October 2018
668	Freshwater ecosystems management strategies Open Access Time for decisive actions to protect freshwater ecosystems from global changes Thierry Oberdorff Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 423 (2022) 19 Published online: 29 July 2022

3996	Multidisciplinary solutions for conservation Open Access Review Balancing hydropower production and ecology − ecological impacts, mitigation measures, and programmatic monitoring Daniel Nyqvist, Olle Calles, Peter Carlson, Kerstin Holmgren, Birgitta Malm-Renöfält, Åsa Widén, Jakob Bergengren and Joacim Näslund Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 426 (2025) 24 Published online: 23 September 2025
3279	Open Access Review What is a moth doing under water? Ecology of aquatic and semi-aquatic Lepidoptera Krzysztof Pabis Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 419 (2018) 42 Published online: 24 October 2018
2442	Open Access NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF COVER FOR RIVERINE FISH. S. ALLOUCHE Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic., 365-366 (2002) 297-324 Published online: 01 April 2008
2350	Freshwater ecosystems management strategies Open Access Time for decisive actions to protect freshwater ecosystems from global changes Thierry Oberdorff Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 423 (2022) 19 Published online: 29 July 2022
2315	Topical issue on Crayfish Open Access Review Different aspects of reproduction strategies in crayfish: A review B. Yazicioglu, J. Reynolds and P. Kozák Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 417 (2016) 33 Published online: 16 September 2016

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

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2024 Impact Factor*: 1.7 2024 5-Year Impact Factor*: 1.6

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2024 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.6