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Freshwater ecosystems management strategies

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eDIY-sampler: an effective low-cost, compact and reproducible filtration system for aquatic eDNA sampling 33

Fabrice Baudry and Thomas Baudry

Published online: 23 December 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025027

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Beaver slides provide reproduction habitat for the endangered thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus) in modified streams 23

Andreas H. Dobler, Michaela Tille and Juergen Geist

Published online: 23 September 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025019

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Fishspotting: freshwater fish species presence in European river basins – RivFISH database 7

Daniel Mameri, Gonçalo Duarte, João Cabo, Rui Figueira, Pedro Segurado, José Maria Santos, Maria Teresa Ferreira and Paulo Branco

Published online: 14 March 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025002

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Biological conservation, ecosystems restoration and ecological engineering

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Reintroduction success of brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) in a lowland stream in the Netherlands 32

Martijn E. Schiphouwer, Frank Spikmans, Mark Groen, Mark Scheepens and Maarten Bruns

Published online: 19 December 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025024

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Brown trout passage efficiency through a baffle series in a long culvert, assessed by fish translocation and by natural migration monitoring 18

Sylvie Tomanova, Claire Détruit, Delphine Rebière, Gaël Olivier, Olivier Mercier and Pierre Sagnes

Published online: 13 June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025011

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A straightforward protocol for extracting microplastics from freshwater sediment with high organic content 6

Lucas Gonçalves Queiroz, Luana de Oliveira Hallai, Beatriz Rocha de Moraes, Rômulo Augusto Ando, Marcelo Pompêo and Bárbara Rani-Borges

Published online: 19 February 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025001

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Efficiency of a macroroughness block ramp in reducing the impact of low-head dams on riverine fish dispersion 5

Sylvie Tomanova, Dominique Courret, Sylvain Richard, Olivier Mercier, Axel Guillemin, Mathilde Labedan and Pierre Sagnes

Published online: 31 January 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2024022

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An evaluation of artificial floating littoral zones to support fish communities in reservoirs 3

Quentin Salmon, Samuel Westrelin, Julien Dublon, Sebastien Fonbonne and Jean-Marc Baudoin

Published online: 15 January 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2024025

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Funnel trapping yields largely unbiased sampling of crested and marbled newts (genus Triturus) 1

Jan W. Arntzen

Published online: 09 January 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2024024

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Ecosystem services and economics

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Freshwater ecosystems' contributions to people: a social media analysis of aquatic environments in Tucumán (Argentina) 31

Paola Alberti, Christopher B. Anderson, J.Cristóbal Pizarro, Juan Cruz Gonzalez and Eduardo Domínguez

Published online: 23 December 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025028

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Climate change impact on freshwater communities and ecosystem functioning

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Beyond pests: intermittent rivers as habitats for Thysanoptera and Scolytinae 30

Zuzana Redžović, Lea Ružanović, Mladen Šimala, Fran Rebrina, Marina Vilenica, Boris Hrašovec and Andreja Brigić

Published online: 10 December 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025025

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Anthropogenic impact on freshwater habitats, communities and ecosystem functioning

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The biter bit; scavenging behaviour of native freshwater crayfish on the carrion of native and introduced fish predators in Aotearoa-New Zealand 29

Calum MacNeil, Finnbar Lee, Ian Kusabs and Robin Holmes

Published online: 28 November 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025022

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Preliminary insight into the fish microbiota in a small lowland river affected by municipal wastewater effluent 28

Joanna Grabowska, Grzegorz Zięba, Paulina Borówka, Maciej Chyb, Jakub Lach, Dominik Strapagiel, Kacper Pyrzanowski and Mirosław Przybylski

Published online: 05 November 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025026

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Combined sewer overflows alter zooplankton communities in an urban river 12

Austin Happel and Emily Rukstales

Published online: 13 May 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025007

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The Asian clam Corbicula fluminea, an accidental host for the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus 4

Michael Pfeiffer, Manuel Mildner, Christian Patrick Günter and Magnus Leschner

Published online: 27 January 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2024026

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Topical issue on Ecological, evolutionary and environmental implications of floating photovoltaics

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Ecological impacts of floating photovoltaics on lake ecosystems: eco-design and research perspectives 27

Thomas Eglin, Hector Rodriguez-Perez and Véronique De Billy

Published online: 24 October 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025023

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Modelling of the potential of floating photovoltaics for mitigating climate change impacts on reservoirs 26

Giles Exley, Trevor Page, Freya Olsson, Stephen J. Thackeray, Michael J. Chipps, Alona Armstrong and Andrew M. Folkard

Published online: 17 October 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025021

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Addressing chemical contamination from floating photovoltaic systems: the need for comprehensive analytical monitoring 19

Aline Reis De Carvalho, Emeline Hanozin, Griet Jacobs, Jan Jordens and Stefan Voorspoels

Published online: 25 June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025014

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Potential impacts of floating photovoltaics on carbon fluxes across aquatic-terrestrial boundaries 13

Paul Vouhe, Héctor Rodríguez-Pérez, Björn Wissel, Thierry Lengagne, Anne Metaireau and Fanny Colas

Published online: 14 May 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025005

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Hydrological and ecological effects of floating photovoltaic systems: a model comparison considering mussel, periphyton, and macrophyte growth 11

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)

Published online: 06 May 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025008

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Diatom assemblages colonizing floating photovoltaic floaters are distinct from those in benthic and pelagic compartments of gravel pit lakes 10

Regina Lucia Guimarães Nobre, Julien Cucherousset, Stéphanie Boulêtreau, Frédéric Azémar, Nathalie Parthuisot, Fanny Colas, Paul Millet and Loïc Tudesque

Published online: 05 May 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025006

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Riparian ecology and management

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Cold-season challenges: Behavioral adaptations of invasive Procambarus clarkii to rapid water level decline and shelter availability 25

Jian Gao, Zirun Guo, Yangli Chi, Hui Zhang, Mingjun Liao and Heyun Wang

Published online: 07 October 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025020

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Monitoring the impact of small hydroelectric plants in the Alps: an interesting case study from NW Italy 21

Marta Moriondo, Anna Marino, Margherita Abbà, Stefano Fenoglio, Alessandro Candiotto and Tiziano Bo

Published online: 17 July 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025016

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Utilizing environmental DNA metabarcoding and local ecological knowledge for fish biodiversity assessment in Rivers of Java, Indonesia 17

Kurniawan Kurniawan, Arif Wibowo, Vitas Atmadi Prakoso, Andi Chadijah, Septiana Sri Astuti, Boby Bagja Pratama, Nunak Nafiqoh, Haryono Haryono, Hadi Dahruddin, Indah Lestari Surbani et al. (5 more)

Published online: 05 June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025009

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Investigating tools for biomonitoring browning in streams: chlorophyll content of Fontinalis antipyretica 16

Salla Rajala, Satu Estlander, Leena Nurminen and Jukka Horppila

Published online: 03 June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025013

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IsoFresh: A global stable isotope database of freshwater food webs 15

Stéphanie Boulêtreau, Chloé Vagnon, Lise Comte, Alban Sagouis, Thomas Pool, Rebekah R. Stiling, Chris Harrod, Josie South, Angus R. McIntosh, Marie-Elodie Perga et al. (6 more)

Published online: 21 May 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025010

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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Mekong Giant Salmon Carp (Aaptosyax grypus): a tool to conserve an emblematic and elusive megafish 14

Céline Condachou, Zeb S. Hogan, Bunyeth Chan, Chheana Chhut, Kong Heng, Samol Chhuoy and Sébastien Brosse

Published online: 21 May 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025012

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Macrobrachium nipponense (De Haan, 1849) continues to spread in the Danube: first records in Germany and Hungary 9

Martin Bláha, Andreas Schrottenbaum, András Weiperth, Urban Hammerschmied, Wolfram Graf, Béla Csányi, Jiří Patoka and Antonín Kouba

Published online: 29 April 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025004

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Responses of two typical harmful cyanobacteria to extracts of Phalaris arundinacea, a dominant hygrophyte in Lake Poyang, China 8

Zhaoshi Wu, Tingting Ma, Xian Guan, Lili Xiong, Kuanyi Li, Changhui Wang, Yaling Su and Jutao Liu

Published online: 25 April 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025003

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Multidisciplinary solutions for conservation

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Balancing hydropower production and ecology − ecological impacts, mitigation measures, and programmatic monitoring 24

Daniel Nyqvist, Olle Calles, Peter Carlson, Kerstin Holmgren, Birgitta Malm-Renöfält, Åsa Widén, Jakob Bergengren and Joacim Näslund

Published online: 23 September 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025018

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Management of habitats and populations/communities

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Rapid assessment of population dynamics and monitoring methods for invasive narrow clawed crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus in a freshwater reservoir 22

Matthew Harwood, Paul D. Stebbing, Alison M. Dunn, Zoe K. Cole, Stephanie J. Bradbeer, Ben Aston and Josie South

Published online: 09 September 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025017

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Conservation genetics

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Human impacts on the distribution and genetic diversity of Eurasian minnows (Phoxinus: Leuciscidae) in the Rhenish Massif 20

Nils Sternberg, Anja Bodenheim, Temitope O. Oriowo, Lars Podsiadlowski and Madlen Stange

Published online: 01 July 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025015

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Filling the gaps in the genetic diversity of Austropotamobius torrentium (Astacidae, Decapoda) from one of the few unexplored hot spots 2

Katarina Zorić, Vanja Bugarski-Stanojević, Rajko Roljić, Vera Nikolić, Gorana Stamenković, Marija Ilić and Vanja Marković

Published online: 15 January 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2024023

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