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.

Anthropogenic impact on freshwater habitats, communities and ecosystem functioning

Open Access

Wastewater treatment effectively eliminates exogenous eDNA, preventing downstream false-positive detections

Charlotte Van Driessche, Teun Everts, Berdien De Beer, Sabrina Neyrinck, Johan Auwerx, Dries Bonte and Rein Brys

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 427 (2026) 14

Published online: 10 April 2026
Conservation genetics

Open Access

Newly discovered diversity within European branchiobdellids – a story of co-evolution and a need for conservation

Göran Klobučar, Matej Vucić, Barbara Anđelić Dmitrović, Martina Podnar, Mitko A. Subchev and Ivana Maguire

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 427 (2026) 13

Published online: 03 April 2026
Climate change impact on freshwater communities and ecosystem functioning

Open Access

Surviving drought: western pond turtles (Actinemys) persist at a pond after a historic period of low rainfall

David J. Germano

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 427 (2026) 12

Published online: 03 April 2026
Development of biological and environmental indicators and indices, testing and use

Open Access

Current and near-future conditions of aquatic spatial data for use in ecological models in the United States

Grace C. Henderson, Peder Engelstad, Cameron J. Reimer, Shelby K. Leclare, Linnea S. Fraser, Demetra A. Williams, Keana S. Shadwell, Wesley M. Daniel, Ian A. Pfingsten and Catherine S. Jarnevich

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 427 (2026) 11

Published online: 17 March 2026
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

Most read articles

206	Open Access A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species D.M. Holdich, J.D. Reynolds, C. Souty-Grosset and P.J. Sibley Knowl. Managt. Aquatic Ecosyst., 394-395 (2009) 11 Published online: 19 February 2010
191	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
154	Anthropogenic impact on freshwater habitats, communities and ecosystem functioning Open Access Investigation of the first recent crayfish plague outbreak in Ireland and its subsequent spread in the Bruskey River and surrounding areas Luca Mirimin, Daniel Brady, Martin Gammell, Heather Lally, Cóilín Minto, Conor T. Graham, Orla Slattery, Deborah Cheslett, Teresa Morrissey, Julian Reynolds et al. (2 more) Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 423 (2022) 13 Published online: 02 June 2022
152	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
147	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

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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1089	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
923	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
892	Anthropogenic impact on freshwater habitats, communities and ecosystem functioning Open Access The golden apple snail Pomacea canaliculata shifts primary production from benthic to pelagic habitats in simulated shallow lake systems Lingwei Wang, Lijuan Ren, Baoyan Gao, Erik Jeppesen, Lars G. Rudstam, Maciej Karpowicz, Irina Feniova, Zhengwen Liu, Yali Tang and Xiufeng Zhang Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 425 (2024) 13 Published online: 12 July 2024
755	Open Access A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species D.M. Holdich, J.D. Reynolds, C. Souty-Grosset and P.J. Sibley Knowl. Managt. Aquatic Ecosyst., 394-395 (2009) 11 Published online: 19 February 2010
655	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

3645	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
2730	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
2509	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
2076	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
2045	Anthropogenic impact on freshwater habitats, communities and ecosystem functioning Open Access The golden apple snail Pomacea canaliculata shifts primary production from benthic to pelagic habitats in simulated shallow lake systems Lingwei Wang, Lijuan Ren, Baoyan Gao, Erik Jeppesen, Lars G. Rudstam, Maciej Karpowicz, Irina Feniova, Zhengwen Liu, Yali Tang and Xiufeng Zhang Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 425 (2024) 13 Published online: 12 July 2024

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