Shallow Lakes in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Shallow Lakes, held at Dalfsen, The Netherlands, 5-9 June 2005 (Developments ... Hydrobiology) (Developments in Hydrobiology)

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Phosphorus reference concentrations in European lakes....Pages 3-12
Benthic nutrient fluxes in a eutrophic, polymictic lake....Pages 13-25
Modeling nitrogen cycling in a coastal fresh water sediment....Pages 27-36
Sediment phosphorus cycling in a large shallow lake: spatio-temporal variation in phosphorus pools and release....Pages 37-48
Nitrate dynamics in a reed belt of a shallow sand dune lake in Japan: Analysis of nitrate retention using stable nitrogen isotope ratios....Pages 49-58
Temporal trends of ion contents and nutrients in three Kenyan Rift Valley saline-alkaline lakes and their influence on phytoplankton biomass....Pages 59-68
Elongation and mat formation of Chara aspera under different light and salinity conditions....Pages 69-76
Searching for allelopathic effects of submerged macrophytes on phytoplankton—state of the art and open questions....Pages 77-88
Allelopathic activity of Stratiotes aloides on phytoplankton—towards identification of allelopathic substances....Pages 89-100
The role of aquatic macrophytes in microhabitatual transformation of physical-chemical features of small water bodies....Pages 101-109
Assessment in two shallow lakes of a hydroacoustic system for surveying aquatic macrophytes....Pages 111-119
Combining limnological and palaeolimnological approaches in assessing degradation of Lake Pskov....Pages 121-132
Sediment diatom assemblages and composition of pore-water dissolved organic matter reflect recent eutrophication history of lake peipsi (Estonia/Russia)....Pages 133-143
Factors influencing taxonomic composition and abundance of macrozoobenthos in extralittoral zone of shallow eutrophic lakes....Pages 145-155
The role of cladocerans reflecting the trophic status of two large and shallow Estonian lakes....Pages 157-166
Contribution of different zooplankton groups in grazing on phytoplankton in shallow eutrophic Lake Võrtsjärv (Estonia)....Pages 167-177
Horizontal dynamics of Zooplankton in subtropical Lake Bianca (Uruguay) hosting multiple Zooplankton predators and aquatic plant refuges....Pages 179-189
Functional response of Anodonta anatina feeding on a green alga and four strains of cyanobacteria, differing in shape, size and toxicity....Pages 191-204
The role of herbivorous water birds in aquatic systems through interactions with aquatic macrophytes, with special reference to the Bewick’s Swan — Fennel Pondweed system....Pages 205-213
Cascading trophic effects in pampean shallow lakes: results of a mesocosm experiment using two coexisting fish species with different feeding strategies....Pages 215-222
Impact of hydrology on aquatic communities of floodplain lakes along the Daugava River (Latvia)....Pages 223-237
Shallow lake restoration by nutrient loading reduction—some recent findings and challenges ahead....Pages 239-252
Reaction of large and shallow lakes Peipsi and Võrtsjärv to the changes of nutrient loading....Pages 253-264
Spatial and temporal diversity of small shallow waters in river Lužnice floodplain....Pages 265-275
Potential for the development of submerged macrophytes in eutrophicated shallow peaty lakes after restoration measures....Pages 277-290
The importance of drawdown and sediment removal for the restoration of the eutrophied shallow lake Kraenepoel (Belgium)....Pages 291-303
Why biomanipulation can be effective in peaty lakes....Pages 305-316
State of the art in the functioning of shallow Mediterranean lakes: workshop conclusions....Pages 317-326
Changes in bacterial and ciliate densities with trophic status in Mediterranean shallow lakes....Pages 327-335
The relationship between phytoplankton species dominance and environmental variables in a shallow lake (Lake Vrana, Croatia)....Pages 337-346
Comparative biodiversity of crustaceans and aquatic insects from various water body types in coastal Mediterranean wetlands....Pages 347-359
Land use changes and associated environmental impacts on the Mediterranean shallow Lake Stymfalia, Greece....Pages 361-372
Impact of climatic variability on parameters used in typology and ecological quality assessment of surface waters—implications on the Water Framework Directive....Pages 373-379
Shallow lakes, the water framework directive and life. What should it all be about?....Pages 381-394
Submerged macrophyte vegetation and the European Water Framework Directive: assessment of status and trends in shallow, alkaline lakes in the Netherlands....Pages 395-402
Climate-induced shifts in an experimental phytoplankton community: a mechanistic approach....Pages 403-413
Impact of climatic fluctuations on characeae biomass in a shallow, restored lake in The Netherlands....Pages 415-424
Response of macro in vertebrates to warming, nutrient addition and predation in large-scale mesocosm tanks....Pages 425-432
The role of temperature in the population dynamics of smelt Osmerus eperlanus eperlanus m. spirinchus Pallas in Lake Peipsi (Estonia/Russia)....Pages 433-441
Predicting the effect of climate change on temperate shallow lakes with the ecosystem model PCLake....Pages 443-454
Shallow lakes theory revisited: various alternative regimes driven by climate, nutrients, depth and lake size....Pages 455-466