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Image: Friends of the Earthhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/33929214554_91d51e399b_h.jpgdragonfly windA dragonfly holds tight to vegetation in strong wind. Dragonfly populations are declining across Europe. Image: Jean François Bonachera | Flickr Creative Commons 2019-03-29T12:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2019/03/15/what-does-the-future-hold-for-european-rivers-and-lakes/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/turkey-2110201_1280.jpgturkey-2110201_1280Lake Beyşehir, one of the study locations for future environmental storylines in the study. Image: Pixabay | Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1-s2.0-s0048969719307491-ga1_lrg.jpg1-s2.0-S0048969719307491-ga1_lrgGraphical abstract of the study showing: methods, map, and results (TN= nitrogen, TP = phosphorous, Chl-a= algae growth). Image: Mack et al 2019.2019-03-15T18:03:41+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2019/03/01/microplastics-from-the-1950s-found-in-london-lake-sediments/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/10933_2019_71_fig2_html.png10933_2019_71_Fig2_HTMLSelected microplastic particles and fibres found in HAMP1 sediment core from Hampstead Pond No.1. Image: Turner et al (2019)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/6295348075_970ca6b3db_o.jpg6295348075_970ca6b3db_oReflections from neighbouring houses on Hampstead Pond No.1 after dark. Image: Chris Guy | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/5967663894_e87003ac54_b.jpgHampstead Pond No.1 in North London.Hampstead Pond No.1 in North London. Image: Paul Robertson | Flickr Creative Commons 2019-03-07T10:48:05+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2019/02/15/global-insect-declines-33-of-aquatic-species-threatened-with-extinction/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/42147134580_82a51c3fab_o.jpg42147134580_82a51c3fab_o68% of caddisfly species populations are declining: more than any other order of insects. Image: Katja Schulz | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/3586843178_49e1376919_o.jpgSONY DSCA mayfly (Ephemera danica) – https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/13393612819686.jpg13393612819686Spraying pesticides on a lettuce field in Arizona, USA. Pesticide pollution is one of the key pressures on aquatic insect populations, according to the new study. Image: Jeff Vanuga | Creative Commons Public Domain Fileshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/freshwater-insect-declines-and-extinctions-2019.jpgfreshwater insect declines and extinctions 2019https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/freshwater-insect-declines-2019.jpgfreshwater insect declines 20192019-02-15T14:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/11/17/aquacross-interviews-address-gender-equality-in-research/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/logo.pnglogohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/image2-24.jpegimage2-24https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/image3-27.jpgimage3-27The AQUACROSS team. https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/aquacross_ppt_photos.jpgAQUACROSS_PPT_photosImage: AQUACROSS2019-02-11T15:24:39+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2019/02/01/protecting-and-restoring-europes-waters-the-future-of-the-water-framework-directive/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/14469992045_99f9eb2b88_k.jpg14469992045_99f9eb2b88_kA tractor sprays an apple orchard. Image: Barbara Eckstein | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/14469992045_8115947244_o.jpg14469992045_8115947244_ohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/16557878867_2dc9294e3d_o.jpg16557878867_2dc9294e3d_oReflections on water. Image: M.G.N. - Marcel | Flickr Creative Commons 2019-02-01T15:49:58+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/mars/2019-01-31T12:27:57+00:00weekly0.6https://freshwaterblog.net/biofresh/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-26-at-17-20-59.pngScreen shot 2014-05-26 at 17.20.59https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-26-at-17-21-30.pngScreen shot 2014-05-26 at 17.21.30https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-26-at-17-21-54.pngScreen shot 2014-05-26 at 17.21.54https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-26-at-17-22-23.pngScreen shot 2014-05-26 at 17.22.23https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/curiosbanner.jpgcuriosbanner2019-01-31T12:14:04+00:00weekly0.6https://freshwaterblog.net/2019/01/14/community-based-conservation-of-arapaima-and-giant-turtles-in-the-amazon-basin/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/figura-3.jpgfigura 3A protected beach in the Amazon Basin. Image: Joao Vitor Campos-Silvahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/amazon-protected-beaches.jpgamazon protected beachesIllustration of the conservation impact of protected beaches (left) versus no protection (right) https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/freshwater_turtle_priscila_miorando.jpgfreshwater_turtle_priscila_miorandoThe Giant South American Turtle can reach a size of 90 cm and a weight of 75 kg. Image: Priscilla Miorandohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/peres_community_based_arapaima_management_carlos_peres.jpgperes_community_based_arapaima_management_carlos_peresArapaima on jetty. Arapaima are caught with nets and harpoons. The local social association has purchased a purpose-built boat with ice storage to transport Arapiama to the city of Carauari from where they are transported by river to Manaus a 10 days journey in all. Image: Carlos Peres.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fig1_arapaima_fisherman_carlos_peres.jpgfig1_arapaima_fisherman_carlos_peresThe Arapaima (Arapaima gigas) is the largest scaled freshwater fish on Earth. It evolved in the ancient Lake Pebas which had low oxygen concentrations. For this reason the Arapaima evolved to be an air breather. It is nowadays restricted to the Amazon flood plain and reaches weights of 220 kg, although historical books report specimens up to 350kg. Image: Carlos Peres2019-01-14T14:03:23+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2019/01/03/top-18-posts-of-2018/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/4410410750_1a8624f20d_o.jpg4410410750_1a8624f20d_oMicro-meander formed on a cycle path following a storm. Many of this year's top posts have addressed increasingly complex human-nature entanglements in aquatic ecosystems. Image: Evelyn Berg | Flickr Creative Commons2019-01-03T10:53:11+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/12/21/emerging-threats-and-persistent-conservation-challenges-for-freshwater-biodiversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2169003862_7fdd908340_o.jpg2169003862_7fdd908340_oA stream illuminated by street lights. Light pollution is one of the emerging threats to freshwater ecosystems identified by the review. Image: Eric Fleming | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/microplastics.jpgmicroplasticsMicroplastic pollution is one of the twelve emerging threats identified in the study. Image: Florida Sea Grant | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/3183794422_7e327bb109_o.jpg3183794422_7e327bb109_oNumerous new threats to freshwater ecosystems have emerged in the last decade – many of which are poorly understood and difficult to manage. Image: Mark Strozier | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/emerging-threats-reid-et-al-2018.jpgemerging threats reid et al 2018The twelve key emerging threats to freshwater ecosystems and their characteristics. Adapted from Reid et al 2018.2018-12-21T16:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/12/14/the-dessin-software-tool-for-ecosystem-service-assessment-in-urban-freshwaters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DESSIN-locations.pngDESSIN locationsMap of DESSIN case studies.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DESSIN-DPSIR.pngDESSIN DPSIRThe DPSIR framework for environmental management.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dessin-header.jpgdessin header2018-12-14T10:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/11/30/the-aquacross-assessment-framework-supporting-effective-floodplain-restoration-in-the-danube-basin/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/danube-river-basin-district-map.pngDanube River Basin District MapThe Danube is the 'most multinational river in the world' according to the WWF. Image: ICPDRhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cs3_flood1_andrea_funk.jpgCS3_flood1_Andrea_Funkhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cs3_connected_sidearm1_andrea_funk.jpgCS3_connected_sidearm1_Andrea_FunkA connected floodplain sidearm channel of the Danube. Image: Andrea Funk | AQUACROSShttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cs3_danube2_andrea_funk.jpgCS3_Danube2_Andrea_FunkA fallen tree on the bank of the Danube River. Image: Andrea Funk | AQUACROSS2018-12-01T12:15:14+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/11/22/managing-multiple-stressors-in-aquatic-ecosystems-recommendations-from-the-mars-project/2018-11-22T13:26:07+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/11/07/global-freshwater-species-decline-by-83-since-1970/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/15657304782_da8147554d_o.jpg15657304782_da8147554d_oThe Mekong giant catfish, a critically endangered species native to the Mekong basin in South-East Asia. Image: Lynn Chan | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/14349822637_5b5800345c_o.jpg14349822637_5b5800345c_ohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/7803113810_21ffa938b1_o.jpg7803113810_21ffa938b1_oDry river bed on the Rio Grande, USA, as a result of dam construction and water abstraction. Image: J. N. Stuart | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wwf-freshwater-lpi-2018.pngwwf freshwater lpi 20182018-11-07T09:54:29+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/10/25/over-a-third-of-natural-wetlands-lost-globally-since-1970/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yelnia_ramsar_site_0.jpgyelnia_ramsar_site_0Yelnia reserve in Belarus – a patchwork landscape of raised bogs and transition mires which provides important flood protection and nutrient filtration services. Image: Vershitskaya Irina | Ramsarhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/seocheon2.jpgseocheon2A flock of oystercatchers on Seocheon Tidal Flat in South Korea. This open tidal flat is directly linked to the ocean, providing habitat for migratory birds and spawning and nursery ground for fish. Image: Seochon-gun county | Ramsarhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/7-_marshes.jpg7._marshesGathering reeds in the Hawizeh Marsh Ramsar Site in Iraq, the last significant area of the Mesopotamian marshlands complex largely drained in the 1990s, and an important biodiversity habitat. Image: Ramsarhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boubyan_3.jpgboubyan_3Mubarak Al-Kabeer Reserve – a Ramsar site in Kuwait where shallow salt marshes and small lagoons provide a key habitat for migratory birds. Image: Abdualreda Alramzi | Ramsarhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1.jpg1https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/imgp0360m02.jpgimgp0360m02Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary in the UAE – a network of highly biodiverse salt flats, lagoon, intertidal mud flats and mangrove swamps below the Dubai skyscrapers. Image: Francesca Negrini | Ramsar2018-10-25T14:48:57+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/10/10/microplastics-found-in-fifty-percent-of-insects-in-south-wales-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1-s2-0-s0048969718327669-gr2_lrg.jpg1-s2.0-S0048969718327669-gr2_lrgMicroscopic images of the microplastics (A and B) and plastic fibres (C) found by the researchers in the three rivers. Image: Study Authorshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/300792407_8725b03518_o.jpg300792407_8725b03518_oThe River Usk in South Wales. Half of the aquatic insects sampled in the river were found to contain microplastics. Image: Photo Monkey | Flickr Creative Commons2018-10-10T16:11:44+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/09/28/lake-type-affects-how-climate-change-causes-algal-blooms-in-european-lakes/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/29104696347_16458af399_k.jpg29104696347_16458af399_kAlgal bloom on the Spree River in Berlin. Image: Lars Plougmann | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/clyndrospermum_cyanobacteria.jpgClyndrospermum_(Cyanobacteria)Clyndrospermum sp. – microphotograph of a species of cyanobacteria. Image: Matthew Parker | Wikipedia Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2007_08_loch-leven-bloom3.jpg2007_08_Loch Leven bloom3Algal bloom on Loch Leven in Scotland. Image: Laurence Carvalho2018-09-30T13:42:56+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/09/10/ribatox-a-new-online-portal-for-chemical-pollution-policy-and-management/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/factsheets.pngfactsheetsRiBaTox contains factsheets on four key areas related to chemical pollution. Image: RiBaTox website.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/tools.pngtoolsRiBaTox guides users to three online tools which support chemical pollution policy and management. Image: RiBaTox websitehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ribatox.jpgRIBATOX2018-09-10T12:03:28+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/09/07/blue-spaces-help-improve-public-health/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/teats-hill.jpgteats-hillA new coastal amphitheatre in Plymouth, UK, will allow school children to spend more time by the water. Image: BlueHealthhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/frederica-diamanta-694094-unsplash-header.jpgfrederica-diamanta-694094-unsplash-headerSpending time near water has even greater health benefits than visiting a forest or park, according to researchers. Image: Frederica Diamanta / Unsplash2018-09-07T13:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/08/31/the-alliance-for-freshwater-life-is-launched/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/6_sarantaporosaoosconfluence_drone6_csinger.jpgDCIM100GOPROG0063921.Confluence of the Sarantaporos and Aoos Rivers in Greece. Image: Gabriel Singer / Alliance for Freshwater Lifehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/42534554590_01c027de42_k.jpg42534554590_01c027de42_kDelegates at World Water Week 2018 in Stockholm. Image: Thomas Henriksson / SIWIhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wetland.jpgwetlandWetlands in the Kemeri National Park, Latvia. Image: Dmitrijs Kuzmins, CC BY 3.0https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/7_vjosa-upstream-meander_c-lukastb.jpg7_Vjosa upstream meander_(c) LukasTBThe Vjosa river and floodplain in Albania: one of the last intact large river systems in Europe. Image: Lukas Thuile Bistarelli 2018-09-05T13:22:40+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/08/17/more-postcards-from-heatwave-europe/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/thirlmere.jpgthirlmereLow water levels on Thirlmere in the English Lake District in late July 2018. Image: Stephan Brzozowskihttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/djinmk3x4aidnzn.jpgDjInmK3X4AIDnzNDry lake bed at Thirlmere in the English Lake District. Image: Stephan Brzozowskihttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cyanobacteria.pngcyanobacteriaExamples of some of the cyanobacterial genera present in the Cumbrian lakes Windermere and Esthwaite Water this summer. From top left clockwise: Microcystis, Anabaena (straight form), Anabaena and Woronichinia, Anabaena (coiled form) and Aphanizomenon. Image: CEH https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cyanobacteria-levels.jpgcyanobacteria levelsFigure 2: A measure of total algal biomass, chlorophyll a, for Blelham Tarn and Windermere, north basin. The blue line represents the 1981 – 2010 average and dotted lines are 1 standard deviation from the average. The yellow line represents the data from 2018. All data are part of the CEH Cumbrian lakes long-term monitoring programme.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/temp-levels2.jpgtemp levels2Figure 1: Surface temperature data from Windermere, north basin. The blue line represents the 1981–2010 average, and the dotted lines one standard deviation from this average. The yellow line represents the 2018 data. All data are from the CEH Cumbrian lakes long-term monitoring programme.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/image2_jumil_us_summer.jpgImage2_Jumil_US_SummerExtreme low flows in the same stream in late June after a long period of hot, dry weather. Image: Francis J. Burdonhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/image1_jumkil_us_spring.jpgImage1_Jumkil_US_SpringA stream study-site near Uppsala in early May. Image: Francis J. Burdon2018-08-17T10:54:29+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/08/03/postcards-from-heatwave-europe/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1707-2018_satelliittikuva-levacc88lautoista-itamerella556px.jpg1707-2018_satelliittikuva-levälautoista-Itamerella556pxHuge blooms of blue-green algae in brackish coastal waters in the Gulf of Finland and Archipelago Sea. Image: ESA Copernicus Sentinel Data, 16 July 2018, processing by SYKEhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hydrographs-wye-tributaries-e1533295140863.jpgHydrographs Wye tributariesHydrographs of tributaries of the River Wye, Wales, showing the lack of water recharge, even after heavy rain. Image: https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_e49632-e1533295066628.jpgIMG_E4963[2]Flash flooding in Cardiff, Wales, after weeks of hot, dry weather. Image: Steve Ormerodhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_1136.jpgIMG_1136Water levels in tributaries of Lake Nissar in Norway are extremely low, and in some cases completely dry. Image: Anne Lyche Solheimhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_1127.jpgIMG_1127Low water levels on Lake Nisser in Norway. Image: Anne Lyche Solheim2018-08-03T11:47:24+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/07/27/the-aquacross-information-platform-linking-aquatic-datasets-across-europe/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/swiss-plateau-aquacross.jpgSwiss Plateau AQUACROSSLooking over the Swiss Plateau, one of the AQUACROSS case studies. Image: AQUACROSShttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/aquacross-case-studies.pngAQUACROSS case studiesThe eight AQUACROSS case studies which can be explored in the new Information Platform. Image: AQUACROSShttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/volga-aquacross.jpgVolga AQUACROSSRia de Aveiro Natura 2000 site, Portugal https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/aquacross-ip-screen.jpgaquacross ip screen2018-07-27T11:09:27+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/07/20/eea-state-of-water-2018/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/river-eea.jpgriver eeaThe Neckar River at Ladenburg, Germany, which has significant hydromorphological alterations. Image: EEAhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1600px-dji_0143.jpg1600px-DJI_0143'Making room for the river' on the Swindale Beck restoration project in the English Lake District. Image: Lee Schofield | RESTORE Projecthttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/eu-chemical-pollutants.pngEU chemical pollutantsSources of water pollution across Europe. Image: EEA, 2018https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/eu-eco-status-2018.pngEU eco status 20182018-07-20T13:55:16+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/07/04/new-open-access-book-on-key-debates-approaches-and-directions-in-river-management/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/5412835978_8df73b74b2_o.jpg5412835978_8df73b74b2_oClear waters and altered river bank at the Čunovo Dam on the Danube River in Slovakia. Image: Miroslav Petrasko | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lafnitz1.jpglafnitz1Diverse woody habitat on the Lafnitz River in Austria. Image: Graf & Schmidt-Kloiberhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/river_mockup.pngriver_mockuphttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/31860285400_8b07738419_k.jpg31860285400_8b07738419_kThe frozen Tisza River at Szeged, Hungary. Image: Zoltán Bagi | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/8922977391_344a0e8da9_o.jpg8922977391_344a0e8da9_oSunset on the Danube River in Vienna. Image: Carola Moon | Flickr Creative Commons2018-07-04T10:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/06/20/reporting-from-mars-multiple-stressor-science-and-management-in-european-aquatic-ecosystems/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mars-threshold-visuals.pngmars threshold visualsVisualisation of an additive pair of stressors – riparian vegetation alteration and phosphate levels – and how they might be managed towards good ecological status, as shown by the diagonal threshold line. https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mars-tools.pngmars toolsThe MARS online tools hosted on the Freshwater Information Platform. 2018-06-20T17:08:55+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/05/30/trust-your-bank-manager-riparian-zones-to-protect-and-restore-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/impacted-riparian-vegetation-in-segura-river-se-spain.jpgImpacted riparian vegetation in Segura River (SE Spain)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/healthy-riparian-vegetation-in-segura-river.jpgHealthy riparian vegetation in Segura Riverhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2_mzb.jpg2_MZBBenthic invertebrate (caddisfly larvae) that feeds on leaves and thus benefits from riparian shrubs and trees. Photo: Aquatic Ecology, University of Duisburg-Essenhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/5_restored_river_overview.jpg5_restored_river_overviewhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/3_restored_river.jpg3_restored_riverRestored river section five years after restoration with riparian vegetation consisting of grasses, shrubs and trees. This riparian vegetation can effectively fulfill buffer functions and support riverine biodiversity. Photo: Christian K. Feldhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1_degraded_river.jpg1_degraded_riverRiparian vegetation is often degraded to a one-row tree line. This may provide shade during summer, yet fundamental functions of riparian vegetation such as nutrient and fine sediment retention cannot be fulfilled with this kind of riparian vegetation. Photo: Christian K. Feld2018-05-30T13:38:23+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/gdpr/2018-05-22T08:35:32+00:00weekly0.6https://freshwaterblog.net/2018/05/18/does-water-management-pay-off-introducing-the-dessin-ecosystem-services-approach-framework/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/13348095473_7b370f6025_o.jpg13348095473_7b370f6025_oAn art installation by Tobias Rehberger at Emscherkunst, an exhibition of contemporary environmental art along the banks of the Emscher. The river basin is increasingly a space for recreation and tourism. Image: Reinhard H | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/9348404191_493d23781f_o.jpg9348404191_493d23781f_oVisitors to the Emscherkunst exhibition of contemporary art along the banks of the Emscher.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7657040976_338ea8bf85_o.jpg7657040976_338ea8bf85_oThe Emscher River in Nordsternpark, a former mining site in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Image: M. Knuth | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/blog_fig-1.jpgBlog_Fig. 1The DESSIN Ecosystem Service Evaluation Framework - structured guidance for ESS assessment. Source: Anzaldua et al. (2018) https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-s2-0-s221204161730342x-gr1_lrg.jpg1-s2.0-S221204161730342X-gr1_lrgThe DESSIN ESS Evaluation Framework.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-s2-0-s2212041617303753-gr5_lrg.jpg1-s2.0-S2212041617303753-gr5_lrgBefore (left) and after (right) construction of Lake Phoenix and restoration of the Emscher in Dortmund. Image: City of Dortmund / Emschergenossenschaft.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-s2-0-s2212041617303753-gr4_lrg.jpg1-s2.0-S2212041617303753-gr4_lrgComparison between an unrestored (left) and a restored section (right) in Dortmund Aplerbeck in the Emscher catchment. Image: Emschergenossenschaft.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-s2-0-s2212041617303753-gr3_lrg.jpg1-s2.0-S2212041617303753-gr3_lrgMap of the Emscher catchment in Germany. Image: DESSIN2018-05-18T16:11:59+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/05/10/a-new-atlas-of-european-caddisflies/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/chae_rugu_b-copy.jpgChaetopteryx rugulosaChaetopteryx rugulosa – a caddisfly species found in the Western Balkans. Image: Astrid Schmidt-Kloiberhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lept_inte1_b-copy.jpglept_inte1_b copylept_inte1_bhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/limn_subc_b-copy.jpgLimnephilus subcentralisLimnephilus subcentralis. Image: Astrid Schmidt-Kloiberhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/olig_reti2_b-copy.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/micrasema-map.pngMicrasema maphttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/limnephilinae-map.pngLimnephilinae map2018-05-10T11:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/05/04/the-water-framework-directive-at-18-future-directions-and-emerging-challenges/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/35987682762_031900950f_k.jpg35987682762_031900950f_kMicroplastics. Image: Florida Sea Grant | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/36145532060_de24df73ae_k.jpg36145532060_de24df73ae_kAgricultural terraces in the Douro River Basin, Portugal. Image: Malcolm Payne | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8034352414_886c1d50f3_k.jpg8034352414_886c1d50f3_kImage: Jim Liestman | Flickr Creative Commons 2018-05-04T10:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/04/20/world-fish-migration-day-21st-april-2018/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/107_image_1.jpg107_image_1Pacific salmon migrating upstream. Image: World Fish Migration Dayhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/web-banner-2-world-fish-migration-day-2018-01.jpgweb-banner-2-world-fish-migration-day-2018-012018-04-20T10:14:08+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/04/05/the-mars-diagnostic-analysis-tool-diagnosing-the-causes-of-ecological-degradation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dat-image-e1522927854397.pngDAT imagehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dat-three-steps-e1522927918895.pngDAT three stepshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dat-information-e1522927968157.pngDAT information2018-04-05T11:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/03/21/visualising-multiple-stressors-on-european-river-catchments-the-mars-scenario-analysis-tool/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/thames-nitrogen.pngthames nitrogenForecasting dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentrations in the River Thames basin in SE England, under the Consensus World scenario around 2060.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/danube.pngdanubeVisualisations of the multiple stressors impacting individual river basins can be created by users. This complex picture is for the Danube basin.2018-03-21T15:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/01/18/meet-the-aquacross-team-lina-roschel/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ax5.jpgAX5Policy review on EU level: inner and outer core of policies relevant for the achievement of targets of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 (AQUACROSS, Deliverable 2.1)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/rocc88schel_img.jpgRöschel_imgLina Röschel in Nova Scotia, Canada.2018-03-08T12:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/03/04/managing-multiple-pressures-from-recreational-activities-on-freshwater-ecosystems/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/33679380172_03960acb5d_k.jpg33679380172_03960acb5d_kCampsite beside a Swedish lake. Fuel and waste disposal can cause lake pollution. Image: Jörgen Brouwer https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/5627331548_b6675e75b3_o.jpg5627331548_b6675e75b3_oA motorboat anchored on a Norwegian lake. Image: Henry Leirvoll | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/framework-1.pngframework 1https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/framework-2.pngframework 22018-03-04T17:57:40+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/02/23/macrophyte-recovery-in-eutrophic-shallow-lakes-requires-both-internal-and-external-restoration-measures/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/36576955094_8ced5aefcd_k.jpg36576955094_8ced5aefcd_kFelbrigg Lake in Norfolk, UK – one of the lakes ecosystems in this study. Image: colinsd40 | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/image2-24.pngimage2-24Sago pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus) overgrown with periphyton during intermediate recovery phase of shallow lakes following nutrient load reduction (photo: Sabine Hilt) https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fpls-09-00194-g001.jpgfpls-09-00194-g001The ecological trajectories and management measures between turbid and stable clear state in shallow lakes. Infographic: Sabine Hilt and colleagueshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/image1-22.pngimage1-22A German shallow lake with extensive summer cyanobacteria blooms: a typical feature of the intermediate recovery phase during nutrient load reduction. Image: Sabine Hilt2018-02-23T13:48:57+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/02/14/the-beauty-in-the-bog/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/14356674108_368cf7f8ef_k.jpg14356674108_368cf7f8ef_kPeat can be cut or mined from peatlands for use as fuel, for growing plants, insulation, packaging and beauty treatments. But the bare peat left behind doesn’t support much life. Credit: nz_willowherb, Flickr, CC-BY-NC 2.0https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4078050592_a27ac18074_b.jpg4078050592_a27ac18074_bA healthy peatland can contain a mix of mosses, shrubs, trees and open water. Boardwalks allow people to explore and enjoy the bog without damaging the plants. Credit: Tania & Artur, Flickr, CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0 https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/39961511571_b9aab24b4d_k.jpg39961511571_b9aab24b4d_kThere are large areas of peat swamp in the tropics. It is important to monitor the effects of any conservation interventions, and report the results so others can learn what works and what doesn’t. Credit: CIFOR, Flickr, CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0 2018-02-14T10:59:06+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/02/06/messages-from-mars/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fig-1.pngfig 1Multi-stressor/impact relationships lie at the heart of informed river basin management. The WFD monitoring programmes generate valuable data sources for such analysis. EQR = Ecological Quality Ratio; ESS = Ecosystem Services.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fig-2.pngfig 2Comparison of the spatial scales investigated in MARS. Multi-stressor evidence at the river basin scale (most relevant for water management) is more obscure compared to the evidence gained at experimental scale (under controlled conditions) or European scale (with many and long stressor gradients).https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fig-3.pngfig 3https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cardoso.pngcardosoAna Cristina Cardoso speaking to the MARS conference. Image: Jörg Strackbein.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mars-room.pngmars roomMARS leader Daniel Hering addresses the final project conference in Brussels. Image: Jörg Strackbeinhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/after-dark.pngafter darkhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/world-cafe.pngworld cafeSebastian Birk (right) in conversation with Angel Borja at a 'World Cafe' session. Image: Jörg Strackbein2018-02-06T17:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/02/02/meet-the-aquacross-team-asya-marhubi/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/am_grutas-de-tolantondo-mecc81xico.jpgAM_Grutas de Tolantondo, MéxicoAsya Marhubi at Grutas de Tolantondo, México.2018-02-02T13:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/01/26/how-are-river-ecosystems-affected-by-regulation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/image3-29.jpgimage3-29Sampling on the Atna, an unregulated river in Norway. Image: NIVA https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/image2-26.jpgimage2-26Sampling in Maudalsåna, a regulated river in Norway. Image: NIVA https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/image1-23.jpgimage1-23The flume experiments in Norway. Image: NIVA 2018-01-26T14:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/01/12/modest-fine-sediment-and-phosphate-pollution-in-english-rivers-causes-mortality-of-up-to-80-of-mayfly-eggs/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-s2-0-s0269749117329792-fx1_lrg.jpg1-s2.0-S0269749117329792-fx1_lrgMayfly egg mortality increases as suspended sediment concentrations rise at a constant level of phosphate concentration. Image: Journal Authors.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/serratella-ignita-f-03-fws.jpgSerratella-ignita-f-03-fwsBlue-winged Olive. Image: Francisco Welter-Schultes | Wikipedia Creative Commons2018-01-12T14:59:21+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2018/01/05/mars-final-conference-managing-multiple-stress-for-multiple-benefits-in-aquatic-ecosystems/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pr_mosa_06_en.jpgPR_MOSA_06_ENMuseum of Natural Sciences, Brussels. Image: IRSNB - Thierry Hubin2018-01-05T12:40:10+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/12/29/top-17-posts-of-2017/2017-12-29T10:30:07+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/12/21/how-do-multiple-stressors-affect-food-webs-in-south-wales-streams/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/34148829251_39e6a059ae_b.jpg34148829251_39e6a059ae_bCaddisfly. Image: Janet Graham | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dinocras_cephalotes_lisinska1.jpgDinocras_cephalotes_Lisinska1Stonefly. Image: Wlodzimierz | Wikipedia Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/16253164081_72b39086ce_b.jpgWelsh streamA Welsh stream. Image: Kev Lewis | Flickr Creative Commons2017-12-21T08:49:11+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/11/24/meet-the-aquacross-team-fiona-culhane/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/the-firth-of-clyde.jpgThe Firth of ClydeLooking out across the Firth of Clyde in Western Scotland. Image: Fiona Culhanehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/marine-ecosystem-services.pngMarine Ecosystem ServicesMarine ecosystem services are varied, and interlinked with those in freshwater and estuarine environments. Image composite: Fiona Culhanehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lough-erne.jpgLough ErneCattle and horses grazing the edge of Lough Erne, Northern Ireland. Image: Fiona Culhanehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fiona.jpgFionaDr. Fiona Culhane2017-12-13T09:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/12/13/meet-the-aquacross-team-andrea-funk/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rimg1762.jpgRIMG1762Sunset over the Danube. Image: Andrea Funkhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rimg1772.jpgRIMG1772Riparian silver birch woodland on the Danube floodplain. Image: Andrea Funkhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rimg1758.jpgRIMG1758Dr Andrea Funk on an ecological survey of the Danube River. Image: Andrea Funk2017-12-13T09:38:02+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/12/05/brass-three-down-multiple-pressures-on-arctic-charr-populations-in-lake-windermere/2017-12-05T11:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/12/01/multiple-stressor-effects-on-fish-assemblages-in-the-austrian-alps/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/34540026543_217ec4162a_h.jpg34540026543_217ec4162a_hA small hydroelectric dam in the Austrian Alps. Such projects can cause multiple stressors on the river ecosystem. Image: Michael Thomas | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/17084963227_b9dbb3c17b_h.jpg17084963227_b9dbb3c17b_hThe Drava River at Villach, Austria. Image: Andrey | Flickr Creative Commons2017-12-01T16:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/11/07/sketching-another-world-stephen-thackerays-aquatic-artscience-drawings/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dmv2slbx4aaotcu_large-e1510071392409.jpgSketch paper#sketchmypaper for a Nature Ecology & Evolution article on ecological resilience in lake ecosystems. Image: Stephen Thackerayhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dmftenyx4ae-4ad_large-e1510071682984.jpgTadpole shrimpThe (ominous-looking) tadpole shrimp. Image: Stephen Thackerayhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dmlc1pvw4aawe94_large.jpgDrop of waterLife in a drop of water. Image: Stephen Thackerayhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dldgnbkxcaem5qv_large-e1510070583528.jpgOstracodAn ostracod - a tiny crustacean with a bean-like shell. Image: Stephen Thackerayhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dlhqa-bwkaigvgm_large-e1510070238312.jpgFishZander and rudd. Image: Stephen Thackerayhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dl2mb0nx0aaeig4_large-e1510070105496.jpgWater boatmanWater boatman. Image: Stephen Thackerayhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dmav7h8waaaank__large-e1510069993414.jpgDaphniaDaphnia and microplastics. Image: Stephen Thackeray2017-11-07T16:31:37+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/11/01/new-interactive-map-illustrates-multiple-pressures-on-european-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/freshwater-pressure-atlas.jpgfreshwater pressure atlas2017-11-02T10:16:25+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/10/25/artificial-lighting-along-banks-of-rivers-and-lakes-alters-riparian-ecology/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/26999268135_79c80b732b_k.jpgWesthavelland Nature ParkWesthavelland Nature Park in north-east Germany – the Dark Sky Reserve where the study was undertaken. Image: Pascal Volk | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/6324982244_ee67189a56_b.jpgStreet LampStreet lamps can alter insect communities on the banks of rivers and lakes. Image: John | Flickr Creative Commons2017-10-25T11:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/10/17/the-partial-success-of-the-water-framework-directive-a-result-of-implementation-rather-than-intent/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/5175357373_7d5aa28261_o.jpg5175357373_7d5aa28261_oThe River Danube at Vác. The Danube river basin covers 10% of continental Europe. Image: Kikasz | Flickr Creative Commons2017-10-17T11:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/10/10/freshwater-megafauna-as-conservation-flagships/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/river-dolphin.jpgriver dolphinA fleeting sighting of an Amazon river dolphin. Image: Michiel van Nimwegen | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/baikal-seal.jpgbaikal sealTwo Baikal seals basking on the banks of Lake Baikal. Image: Sergey Gabdurakhmanov | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/alligator.jpgalligatorThe American Alligator. Image: Valerie | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/beluga.jpgbelugaThe Beluga, or European sturgeon. Image: Charlene N Simmons | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/arapaima.jpgarapaimaThe arapaima, a fish native to the Amazon Basin, which can grow to over 3 metres in length. Image: Lynn Chan | Flickr Creative Commons2017-10-13T09:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/09/27/invasive-water-boatman-alters-the-coexistence-of-native-species-in-spanish-and-moroccan-freshwaters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fig-4-collecting-samples.jpgFig. 4 collecting samplesJosé Antonio Carbonell collecting macroinvertebrate samples. Image: Tano Gutiérrez-Cánovashttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fig-3-sigaras.jpgFig. 3 SigarasThe three native boatman species: A) Sigara lateralis, B) Sigara scripta, C) Sigara selecta. Image: Tano Gutiérrez-Cánovashttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fig-2-veta-la-palma-wetland-doc2a7ana.jpgFig. 2 Veta la Palma wetland (Do§ana)One of the surveyed wetlands at the Doñana National Park in Spain. Image: Tano Gutiérrez-Cánovashttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fig-1-trichocorixa.jpgFig. 1 trichocorixaThe alien species Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis. Image: Tano Gutiérrez Cánovas2017-09-29T10:30:43+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/09/22/the-restoration-of-large-woody-debris-rapidly-increases-degraded-river-biodiversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/33869386391_018350e6b5_k.jpgWensumThe River Wensum in Norfolk, England – one of the rivers used to observe the effects of large woody debris additions in this study. Image: Colinsd40 | Flickr Creative Commons2017-09-22T10:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/09/11/econference-on-the-future-of-water-management-in-europe/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2012_11_27_loch-leven_airlandwater1.jpg2012_11_27_Loch Leven_AirLandWater1Loch Leven in Scotland, where water quality has significantly improved in the last 25 years following effective water management. Image: Laurence Carvalhohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/leven_sampling_20170815-2.jpgLeven_sampling_20170815 (2)Ecological sampling on Loch Leven. Image: Laurence Carvalho2017-09-11T09:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/09/08/relaunch-of-the-freshwater-information-platform/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/deliverables.pngdeliverablesOutputs from 15 global freshwater research projects are collected in the Research Deliverables section. Image: FIPhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/research-deliverables.pngresearch deliverablesThe https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/freshwater-atlas.pngfreshwater atlasExploring patterns of biodiversity in the Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas. Image: FIPhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/freshwater-information-platform.jpgfreshwater information platform2017-09-08T11:29:30+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/09/01/broader-scale-research-needed-for-emerging-threat-of-endocrine-disrupting-chemicals/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/13475419593_a24672444b_k.jpgroachAround a fifth of male roach sampled in British rivers showed signs of mutating into females as a result of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Image: myfrozenlife | Flickr Creative Commons2017-09-01T16:14:40+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/08/25/vulnerable-estuary-fish-populations-require-stronger-conservation-management/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/34786592544_800d775f2e_k.jpgGweekGweek estuary, Cornwall. Image: Tony Armstrong | Flickr Creative Commons2017-08-25T09:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/08/14/restoring-swindale-beck/2017-08-14T16:48:09+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/08/10/the-nserc-canadian-lake-pulse-network-assessing-lake-health-across-canada/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/19956747_1685256791507702_3655416745849989324_o.pnglake pulse2017-08-10T13:17:03+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/05/02/multiple-pressures-and-the-ecological-status-of-european-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/24823070972_5855783cf2_h.jpg24823070972_5855783cf2_hFloodplain on the River Ouse, Yorkshire. Image: alh1 | Flickr Creative Commons2017-08-07T15:51:52+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/08/04/european-public-want-more-environmental-protections-according-to-new-survey/2017-08-04T12:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/07/28/oscar-the-ecological-benefits-of-woody-riparian-buffers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/6033343977_d6e47b1c2b_b.jpg6033343977_d6e47b1c2b_bA riparian woodland strip along a Swedish stream. Image: Mikko Muinonen | Flickr Creative Commons 2017-07-29T18:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/09/03/the-iucn-world-conservation-congress-whats-in-it-for-freshwater-biodiversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/iucn-congress-logo-with-nature1.jpegIUCN Congress - Logo with Nature+https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/iucn-congress-meeting.jpegIUCN Congress - MeetingMembers’ Assembly at the IUCN Congress. Photo courtesy of IUCN.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/iucn-congress-logo-with-nature.jpegIUCN Congress - Logo with Nature+IUCN Congress Logo and Slogan. Photo courtesy of IUCN2017-07-24T18:20:06+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/07/21/hydropower-and-fish-reporting-on-a-brussels-workshop/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/hydropower.pnghydropowerCombining hydropower production and fish migration in four Archimedes screws at the Ham hydropower plant on the Albert Canal in Belgium. Image: Hans-Petter Fjeldstad.2017-07-21T10:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/07/11/the-politics-of-biodiversity-and-hydropower-on-europes-last-wild-river/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1_vjosa_arial-c-gregor-subic.jpgVjosa floodplainThe wide floodplain and braided channels of the – as yet unaltered – Vjosa River. Image: Gregor Subichttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/vjosa-c-gregor-subic.jpgVjosa Braided ChannelsBraided channels on the Vjosa River. Image: Gregor Subichttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2-vjosa-no-dams-c-oblak-aljaz.jpgVjosa No Dams ProtestLocal residents and environmental NGOs protest against hydropower development on the Vjosa. Image: Oblak Aljazhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10-vjosa-c-gernot-kunz.jpgVjosaThe Vjosa River in Albania, Europe's 'last wild river'. Image: Gernot Kunzhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/8_cicindela-sp-sandlaufkacc88fer-c-gernot-kunz.jpgCicindela sp. (Sandlaufkäfer) (c) Gernot KunzA rare species of tiger beetle, discovered by scientists on a Vjosa beach. Image: Gernot Kunzhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/3_press-conference-2-c-jens-steingacc88sser.jpgVjosa press conferenceScientists hold a press conference on a gravel island in the Vjosa. Image: Jens Steingässerhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7201_resize.jpgKalivaçThe unfinished Kalivaç hydropower construction on the Vjosa River. Image: Roland Dorozhani2017-07-12T17:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/08/02/raiders-of-the-lost-frogs/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/raiders-of-the-lost-frogs.jpegRaiders of the Lost FrogsPoster from the 'Search for the Lost Frogs' campaign. Photo courtesy of the Conservation International.2017-07-08T11:46:51+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/07/07/bloomin-algae-a-citizen-science-app-to-track-algal-blooms/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/app_3_1.jpgapp_3_1The Bloomin' Algae app gives users visual references for identifying algal blooms, and a platform to geolocate them. Image: CEHhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ipadm-resized.jpegipadm resizedThe Bloomin' Algae app's algae ID guide. Image: CEHhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2007_08_loch-leven-bloom1-resized-2.jpeg2007_08_Loch Leven bloom1 resized 2An algal bloom on Loch Leven in Scotland. Image: CEH2017-07-07T12:09:03+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/07/04/untangling-multiple-pressure-impacts-in-swedish-boreal-streams/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/7599505330_33aae97c4a_k.jpg7599505330_33aae97c4a_kA Swedish boreal stream. Image: mrdonb | Flickr Creative Commons2017-07-04T07:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/06/22/protect-the-eels/2017-06-22T19:44:39+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/06/16/could-our-caffeine-habit-cause-aquatic-stress/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/32273917413_285acf704d_k.jpg32273917413_285acf704d_kA stream in rural San Diego County. Image: James Arnott | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/16318675888_4b5b49a599_k.jpg16318675888_4b5b49a599_kCoffee beans. Image: Shunichi Kouroki | Flickr Creative Commons 2017-06-16T08:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/06/09/solutions-simplified-sampling-of-large-water-volumes-for-combined-chemical-and-biological-testing/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/nd86323.jpgProjekt SOLUTIONSDetail view on the large sampling cartridge for up to 1000 liters. Image: André Künzelmann (UFZ, Leipzig, Germany)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/kimgp8406.jpgkIMGP8406Preparation of the LVSPE before sampling. Image: Werner Brack (UFZ, Leipzig, Germany) https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/nd86258.jpgProjekt SOLUTIONS LVSPE during the Joint Danube Survey 2013. Image: André Künzelmann (UFZ, Leipzig, Germany)2017-06-09T08:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/06/02/innovative-solutions-for-water-management-and-ecosystem-services-through-the-dessin-project/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/header.jpegheader2017-06-02T15:44:06+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/05/23/artecology-new-habitats-for-freshwater-art-and-science/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_6646.jpegIMG_6646BioArmour tiles installed on an estuarine sea wall to encourage ecological colonisation. Image: Artecologyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/amazingpaperfoldpatterns.jpegamazing+paper+fold+patterns+Geometric patterns on a 'BioArmour' tile developed with Glasgow University for installation on esturine sea walls. Image: Artecologyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/earth-cast-pool-2.jpegearth cast pool 2Detail of the portable earth-cast pools, which create instant aquatic habitats in urban environments. Image: Artecologyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_20170421_112547-640x360.jpgIMG_20170421_112547 (640x360)Installing the Eelevator. Image: Artecologyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_2210-640x480.jpgIMG_2210 (640x480)The 'Eelevator' which provides passage over step obstructions in the stream bed. Image: Artecologyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/materials.jpegmaterialsCreating creative habitats. Image: Artecologyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/earthcastpool4.jpegEarth+Cast+pool+4New life springing from an Artecology earth-cast pool. Image: Artecology2017-05-23T15:57:52+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/05/17/environmental-restoration-prompts-widespread-water-quality-increases-in-china/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/6433543863_31a3f05ebf_b.jpg6433543863_31a3f05ebf_bLake Taihu on the Yangtze Delta Plain, China: one of the water bodies assessed in the new study. Image: Balázs Andor Zalányi | Flickr Creative Commons 2017-05-17T18:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/05/08/developing-european-freshwater-science-and-policy-insights-from-the-globaqua-project/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/globaqua_homepage_bg.jpegglobaqua_homepage_bghttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/globaqua-toolbox-2.jpegGLOBAQUA toolbox 2Schematic view of the GLOBAQUA toolboxhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/globaqua-system.pngGLOBAQUA systemhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/globaqua-toolbox.jpegGLOBAQUA toolboxThe GLOBAQUA toolbox2017-05-09T07:45:35+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/04/24/what-is-good-ecological-status-and-why-does-it-matter/2017-04-28T06:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/04/19/mutagenicity-in-surface-waters-new-insights-into-an-old-problem/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/synergism.pngsynergismDiagram of mixture mutagenicity found in River Rhine. Reproduced from Muz et al. 2017 https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf5075.jpgDSCF5075Dr. Pedro Inostroza (UFZ) collecting samples of Gammarux pulex at Holtemme river in Germany. Image: SOLUTIONShttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kdscf0123.jpgkDSCF0123Discharge of treated wastewater from Bitterfeld-Wolfen to the River Mulde. Image: SOLUTIONS 2017-04-19T09:03:25+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/04/12/aquacosm-linking-lakes-rivers-and-oceans-across-europe/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/aquacosm_kickoff_pic.jpgAQUACOSM_Kickoff_picThe AQUACOSM project team. Image: AQUACOSMhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3-luftbild_seelabor_c2a9-htw-dresden-oczipka.jpg3.Luftbild_Seelabor_© HTW Dresden-OczipkaThe IGB LakeLab in Lake Stechlin, Germany – a 'floating laboratory' for MARS experiments. Image: HTW Dresden-Oczipkahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kosmos_spitzbergen-2010_signe-klavsen-72dpi.jpegKOSMOS_Spitzbergen-2010_Signe-Klavsen-72dpiKOSMOS marine mesocosms off Svalbard in the Arctic Circle. Image: Signe Klavsen2017-04-13T14:34:07+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/04/05/the-rapid-evolution-of-europes-newly-discovered-first-cave-fish/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/donau.jpgDonauA loach species from the Danube system, which may be a 'cousin' to the newly discovered cave loach. Image: Jasminca Behrmann-Godel https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cave-loach-big-kopie.jpgCave loach big KopieThe newly discovered cave loach from the Danube-Aach system. Image: Jasminca Behrmann-Godel 2017-04-05T10:11:44+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/03/29/mitigating-the-ecological-effects-of-water-storage-pressures/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/7989609040_e6524a7220_k.jpg7989609040_e6524a7220_kAn overflow 'plughole' on Ladybower Reservoir, UK. Image: Sue Langford | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/15908792958_d35dcd5aa6_b.jpg15908792958_d35dcd5aa6_bWater outflows from Fewston Reservoir, UK. Image: James Whitesmith | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/29911747125_1aff92ae5d_k.jpg29911747125_1aff92ae5d_kLake Plastiras (or Tavropos Reservoir) in Greece, an artificial water body created for irrigation and drinking water supplies, and hydropower. Image: Ava Babili | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/25905900911_3a90f05558_k.jpg25905900911_3a90f05558_kSolbergfoss Hydroelectric Power Station on the River Glomma in Norway. Image: Astrid Westvang | Flickr Creative Commons2017-03-29T15:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/03/22/common-ground-for-multiple-stressor-research/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mars-globaqua_workshop2.jpgMARS-GLOBAQUA_workshop2Delegates at the Portugal meeting. Image: Vanessa Bremerich / Markus Venohrhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mars-globaqua_workshop3.jpgMARS-GLOBAQUA_workshop3Discussing the links between ecological and chemical status with Professor Antoni Ginebreda (IDAEA-CSIC, Department of Environmental Chemistry). Image: Vanessa Bremerich / Markus Venohrhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mars-globaqua_workshop1.jpgMARS-GLOBAQUA_workshop1Researchers from MARS, GLOBAQUA and SOLUTIONS meet in Portugal. Image: Vanessa Bremerich / Markus Venohr2017-03-22T09:20:31+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/03/14/lake-restoration-and-management-in-a-changing-climate/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/5774473948_ba9a68625a_b.jpg5774473948_ba9a68625a_bLake Taihu in China, one of the lakes studied in the special issue. Image: DVYang | Flickr Creative Commons2017-03-14T15:42:40+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/03/07/international-day-of-action-for-rivers-2017/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/doa20thlogo.pngdoa20thlogo2017-03-07T16:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/02/28/restoration-of-the-lippe-river-in-germany-doubles-fish-populations/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lippe_1.jpeglippe_1Large woody debris in the restored Lippe River in Germany. Image: Benjamin Kupilas | REFORMhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lippe_2.jpeglippe_2The Lippe was returned to more diverse and dynamic ecological conditions in the late 1990s. Image: Benjamin Kupilas | REFORM2017-02-28T20:09:35+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/02/24/life-in-a-drop-of-water-an-interview-with-underwater-photographer-liam-marsh/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/three_caddis_casings.jpgthree_caddis_casingsCaddis larvae casings. Image: Liam Marshhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/mayfly_larva.jpgmayfly_larvaMayfly larva. Image: Liam Marshhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/mayfly_larva_after_moult.jpgmayfly_larva_after_moultMayfly larvae after moult, in a drop of water. Image: Liam Marshhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fresh_water_shrimp.jpgfresh_water_shrimpFreshwater shrimp in a drop of water. Image: Liam Marshhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dragonfly_larva.jpgdragonfly_larvaDragonfly larva in a drop of water. Image: Liam Marshhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dipper_web.jpgdipper_webhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/caddis_larva_on-black.jpgcaddis_larva_on-blackCaddis larva. Image: Liam Marshhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/brown_trout_river_test.jpgA brown trout swims in the clear waters of the river testA brown trout in the River Test, a chalkstream in southern England. Image: Liam Marsh2017-02-24T09:42:51+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/02/15/small-birds-big-effects-the-little-auk-transforms-high-arctic-ecosystems/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/screen-shot-2017-02-15-at-18-47-44.pngscreen-shot-2017-02-15-at-18-47-44A local hunter from Savvissik waits with his net for a flock of little auk to pass by. Image: K. Johansenhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/local-hunter1.jpeglocal-hunterhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/little-auk-2.jpeglittle-auk-2Little Auks gathering on the stones before descending into their nests or before setting out to sea to feed and collect food for their young. Image: S. Wetterichhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/local-hunter.jpeglocal-hunterhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/grazing-landscape.jpeggrazing-landscapeMusk ox and their young grazing on the lush green landscapes created by the little auk colonies. Image: P. Lyngshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/little-auk.jpeglittle-aukLittle Auk colony on the Cape York Peninsula, Greenland. Image: T Davidsonhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/north_water_modis_2015-05-27.jpegnorth_water_modis_2015-05-27The North Water Polynya. The study took place between Savissivik and Siorapaluk on the Greenland coast. Image: Wikipedia / NASA commons.2017-02-15T19:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/02/10/largest-mediterranean-lake-may-dry-out-in-this-century-due-to-climate-change-and-abstraction/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lake_beysehir_nasa.jpglake_beysehir_nasaA NASA satellite image of Lake Beyşehir. Image: Wikipedia Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/beysehir_from_lake_beysehir.jpegbeysehir_from_lake_beysehirThe town of Beyşehir on the banks of Lake Beyşehir, Turkey. Image: Wikipedia Commons2017-02-10T17:39:08+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/02/03/seeking-freshwater-pandas-the-flagship-umbrella-species-approach/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/siberian_crane_x.jpgsiberian_crane_xA flock of Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus). Image: © Crane Wuhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/freshwater_pearl-mussel_2_x.jpgfreshwater_pearl-mussel_2_xFreshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera). Image: © Joel Berglund (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dragonfly-1_x.jpgdragonfly-1_xThe yellow-winged darter (Sympetrum flaveolum), a highly 'charismatic' aquatic insect. Image: © André Karwath (CC BY-SA 2.5)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/arapaima_x.jpgarapaima_xThe arapaima (Arapaima gigas), a 'flagship' fish native to the rivers and seasonal pools of Amazonia. Image: © T. Voekler (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/european_sturgeon_x.jpgeuropean_sturgeon_xEuropean sturgeon (Acipenser sturio), a potential 'flagship' species which is threatened by pollution and habitat fragmentation. Image © A. Hartl2017-02-06T11:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/02/01/community-habitat-restoration-on-burnleys-rivers/2017-02-01T11:02:27+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/01/27/caddisfly-larvae-tend-remarkable-underwater-gardens/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/28264943535_2c537cf3d9_k.jpg28264943535_2c537cf3d9_kAdult caddisfly (Tinodes waeneri). Image: Janet Graham | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/screen-shot-2017-01-27-at-15-18-26.pngscreen-shot-2017-01-27-at-15-18-26Caddisfly galleries. Image: SSC Harrisonhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/larvae.jpglarvaeCaddisfly (Tinodes waeneri) larva. Image: Guam Insects | Creative Commons2017-01-27T15:29:01+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/11/16/multiple-stressors-in-science-of-the-total-environment/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/7963093150_bd6f1724aa_k.jpg7963093150_bd6f1724aa_kThe Otra River, Norway. Image: Baard Skaaden | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14360985944_8e06117c12_b.jpg14360985944_8e06117c12_bA golden morning on the Danube River in Budapest. Image: Miroslav Petrasko | Flickr Creative Commons2017-01-18T11:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/01/17/antagonistic-interactions-between-biological-invasions-and-climate-warming-stressors-in-freshwaters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/8740859563_89337c34f8_o.jpgDikerogammarus villosus. Photo by S. Giesen (1998).The invasive Dikerogammarus villosus, or 'killer shrimp'. Image: NOAA Great Lakes | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/26300355582_221564373d_k.jpg26300355582_221564373d_kGammarus pulex, a tiny crustacean native to the UK. Image: AJ Cann | Flickr Creative Commons2017-01-17T16:33:14+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/01/13/how-groundwater-influences-europes-surface-waters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/elsbeek1.jpgelsbeek1The Elsbeek flowing through agricultural areas where it has been channelised. Image: Vince Kaandorp https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/conceptualcatchment_multistress-groundwater.pngconceptualcatchment_multistress-groundwaterGroundwater and surface waters are jointly affected by multiple stressors. Image: Vince Kaandorphttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/springendal_goldensaxifrage.jpgspringendal_goldensaxifrageGolden saxifrage growing along the banks of a stream is a good indicator of groundwater inputs. Image: Vince Kaandorphttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/springendal_upstream.jpgspringendal_upstreamWhere does stream water come from during dry periods? From groundwater stores... Image: Vince Kaandorphttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/springendal_1.jpgspringendal_1Searching for groundwater on the Springendalse Beek, Netherlands. Image: Vince Kaandorp2017-01-13T19:10:20+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2017/01/06/for-the-love-of-rivers/2017-01-06T15:06:15+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/12/31/top-16-freshwater-blog-posts-of-2016/2016-12-31T11:28:55+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/12/23/climate-warming-and-nutrient-pollution-may-interact-to-alter-future-shallow-lake-ecosystems/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/13110847165_d8ba95d704_b.jpg13110847165_d8ba95d704_bA shallow lake ecosystem, Langer Teich, in Germany. Image: Mathias Liebing | Flickr Creative Commons2016-12-23T07:11:30+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/12/14/assessing-and-managing-chemical-pollution-towards-the-2019-review-of-the-european-water-framework-directive/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/river_vltava_ufz.jpgriver_vltava_ufzBuffer strip to mitigate chemical pollution along the River Vltava in the Czech Republic. Image: UFZhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/zebrafish_kuenzelmann.jpgFischeier des ZebrabärblingsZebrafish embryos detecting toxicants. Image: André Künzelmann2016-12-14T15:05:49+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/12/07/new-genetic-bioassessment-project-for-european-freshwaters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/crisopid_july_2013-9a.jpegcrisopid_july_2013-9aMacroinvertebrates such as this green lacewing are commonly used in bioassessments. Image: Wikicommons2016-12-07T11:19:33+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/11/30/lake-ecosystems-under-ice/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/16285255426_a216d83abf_k.jpg16285255426_a216d83abf_kIce forms on the frozen Lake Michigan, USA. Image: Kamil Dziedzina | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/16146285422_6d2a00de9d_k.jpg16146285422_6d2a00de9d_kFrozen Lochan Urr in the Scottish Highlands. Image: John McSporran | Flickr Creative Commons2016-11-30T12:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/11/22/conservation-and-restoration-of-riparian-zones-under-multiple-pressures/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/a-river-in-the-rif-region-morocco_nc3bariabonada.jpega-river-in-the-rif-region-morocco_nc3bariabonadaA diverse riparian zone along a river in the Rif region of Morocco. Image: Nuria Bonadahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/4703155989_f56478009e_o.jpg4703155989_f56478009e_oRoom for biodiversity, heritage and art along the Water of Leith riparian corridor in urban Edinburgh, Scotland. Image: Saskia Heijltjes | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/15566718759_9a9da49880_k.jpg15566718759_9a9da49880_kRiparian zone around Burns Run, Clinton County, Penn, USA. Image: Nicholas A. Tonelli | Flickr Creative Commons 2016-11-22T19:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/11/09/invasion-of-the-swamp-monster-conservation-evidence-crassula/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/conservation-evidence-website.jpgconservation-evidence-websitehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1024px-crassula_helmsii-ashley-balsam.jpg1024px-crassula_helmsii-ashley-balsamhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/crassula_helmsii_benjamin-blondel-2.jpgcrassula_helmsii_benjamin-blondel-2Crassula covering the shoreline of a lake. Image" Benjamin Blondel | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/5220083567_110a324e44_b.jpg5220083567_110a324e44_bCrassula growing from an urban storm drain in Australia. Image: eyeweed | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/crassula_helmsii_benjamin-blondel.jpgcrassula_helmsii_benjamin-blondelCrassula blanketing a small pond. Image: Benjamin Blonde | Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/5220677894_a942f1a6e0_b.jpg5220677894_a942f1a6e0_bCrassula helmsii – an invasive aquatic plant. Image: eyeweed | Flickr Creative Commons2016-11-09T15:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/11/03/tools-for-managing-multiple-pressures-workshop-collaborations-between-mars-and-ecostat/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2575.jpgimg_2575The evocative location for the workshop. Image: MARShttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2499.jpgimg_2499Discussions at the Den Helder workshop. Image: MARShttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2470.jpgimg_2470Attendees at the Den Helder workshop in October 2016. Image: MARS2016-11-03T11:19:47+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/10/27/freshwater-species-populations-fall-by-81-between-1970-and-2012/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/13888026345_61c0051338_k.jpg13888026345_61c0051338_kFreshwater biodiversity is decreasing across the world. Image: Mike Goehler | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/screen-shot-2016-10-27-at-11-01-17.pngscreen-shot-2016-10-27-at-11-01-17https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/freshwater-lpi.pngfreshwater-lpi2016-10-27T10:33:21+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/10/19/a-snapshot-of-the-worlds-water-quality-water-pollution-increases-in-africa-asia-and-latin-america/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/4238061553_47a573f88e_b.jpg4238061553_47a573f88e_bA polluted river near Suide, China. Image: Adam Cohn | Flickr Creative Commons2016-10-19T12:29:30+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/10/14/microplastics-in-transitional-waters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/9045723036_53b2bdee45_h.jpg9045723036_53b2bdee45_h75% of flounder sampled in the Thames Estuary were found to have ingested microplastics. Image: Hans Hillewaert | Flickr Creative Commons2016-10-14T11:00:05+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/10/06/managing-multiple-stressors-in-european-water-bodies-reporting-on-mars-progress/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-1.jpgProcessed with Snapseed.The MARS Work Package 6 Team at the Centre for Hydrology and Ecology in Edinburgh. Image: Christian Feld2016-10-06T10:49:51+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/09/29/taking-stock-and-looking-forward-in-aquatic-conservation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/16055106527_2020bcd54b_k.jpg16055106527_2020bcd54b_kA restored section of the Rappahannock River Valley NWR, VA, USA. Image: Chesapeake Bay Program | Flickr Creative Commons2016-09-29T16:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/09/23/connecting-the-shifting-currents-of-aquatic-science-and-policy/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/26832520364_6d50bc2e15_k.jpg26832520364_6d50bc2e15_kBridging science and policy: the River Taff in Cardiff, Wales, which has been restored in recent decades. Image: Andrew Rees | Flickr Creative Commons2016-09-23T12:15:45+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/09/13/stream-ecosystems-in-a-changing-environment-an-interview-with-emily-stanley/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/10452771264_20e5a31d6f_k.jpg10452771264_20e5a31d6f_kA seasonally dry stream in a forest in Missouri, USA. Image: Kyle Spradleyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/10768123383_4181ef1737_k.jpg10768123383_4181ef1737_kAn urban stream in Colorado. Image: Mick Chester | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/27801114095_050b742c9f_o.jpg27801114095_050b742c9f_oA forest stream in the Czech Republic Image: Dominique Cappronnier | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/screen-shot-2016-09-13-at-15-34-20.pngscreen-shot-2016-09-13-at-15-34-20https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/9920067926_ed3988febe_k.jpg9920067926_ed3988febe_kAn upland stream in the English Lake District. Image: oatsy40 | Flickr Creative Commons2016-09-13T17:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/09/07/why-a-river-in-new-zealand-is-being-granted-legal-personhood/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/4381200005_d8a31bc9d9_b.jpg4381200005_d8a31bc9d9_bThe Whanganui River in New Zealand. Image: Evan Goldenberg | Flickr Creative Commons 2016-09-07T11:12:41+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/09/02/river-restoration-in-action-a-chalkstream-in-southern-england/2016-09-02T09:14:03+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/08/22/freshwater-protected-areas-in-a-rapidly-changing-world/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/12179166526_3c47f4aada_k.jpg12179166526_3c47f4aada_kTenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park, USA. Image: nrg_crisis | Flickr Creative Commons 2016-08-22T15:39:28+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/08/16/what-works-in-freshwater-conservation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/toad1.jpgtoad1A swimming toad. Image: Claire Wordleyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lakenheath-fen-3.jpglakenheath fen 3Lakenheath Fen. Image: Claire Wordley2016-08-16T10:08:30+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/08/11/stepping-stones-for-diversity-ponds-and-landscape-conservation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/8704622909_2319430f6a_k.jpg8704622909_2319430f6a_kA London pond. Image: Derek Winterburn | Flickr Creative Commons2016-08-11T20:01:09+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/08/04/christian-feld-on-what-can-i-do-to-help-freshwater-ecosystems/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/unnamed.jpgunnamedRed-eared turtles in Lake Baldeney, Essen, Germany. Image: Christian Feld2016-08-04T15:56:08+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/07/26/marko-jarvinen-on-what-can-i-do-to-help-freshwater-ecosystems/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/12203175154_3354b491b2_k.jpg12203175154_3354b491b2_kA Finnish river in winter. Image Ville Lukka | Flickr Creative Commons 2016-07-26T11:08:20+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/07/20/can-we-geo-engineer-polluted-freshwaters-back-to-health/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/5120227735_14c17536e4_o.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Green algal bloom forming a thick surface layer in Lake Dora, Florida. Image: Nara Souza | Florida Fish and Wildlife Commision | Creative Commons 2016-07-20T12:38:32+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/07/15/using-adaptive-co-management-strategies-for-uncertain-freshwater-futures/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/8322953109_0896721e2e_k.jpg8322953109_0896721e2e_kWater seeps across landscapes and lives... Flooded agricultural fields. Image: Broo_am | Flickr Creative Commons2016-07-15T13:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/07/06/by-the-river-animation/2016-07-06T10:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/06/30/an-ecosystem-services-approach-for-freshwaters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/5422808891_ee9aabcc3c_b.jpg5422808891_ee9aabcc3c_bA buzzard chases a starling murmuration on Shapwick Moor, UK. Shallow lakes and wetlands often support rich biodiversity. Image: snapp3r | Flickr Creative Commons https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/12089652716_52ffa34a13_k.jpg12089652716_52ffa34a13_khttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/14275501575_20ac5a9bbd_k.jpg14275501575_20ac5a9bbd_kFloodplains can generate a range of ecosystem services. Image: finchlake2000 | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1-s2-0-s1462901116300892-gr4.jpg1-s2.0-S1462901116300892-gr4https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1-s2-0-s1462901116300892-gr3.jpg1-s2.0-S1462901116300892-gr3https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1-s2-0-s1462901116300892-gr1.jpg1-s2.0-S1462901116300892-gr12016-06-30T12:06:53+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/06/24/when-is-river-restoration-rewilding/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p1180211-twan-teunissen.jpgFietsen MillingerwaardCyclists in the river meadows at Millingerwaard. Image: Twan Teunisses/ARK Naturehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/millingerduin-312-twan-teunissen.jpgMillingerduinNew habitats at Millingerwaard. Image: Twan Teunisses/ARK Naturehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kleiwinning-millingerwaard-twan-teunissen.jpgKleiwinning Millingerwaard Twan TeunissenConstruction work at Millingerwaard. Image: Twan Teunisses/ARK Naturehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/millingerwaard-316-twan-teunissen.jpgMoeraskruiskruidRewilding Millingerwaard. Image: Twan Teunisses/ARK Naturehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc07412-twan-teunissen.jpgMillingerwaardRewilding the River Waal at Millingerwaard. Image: Twan Teunisses/ARK Nature2016-06-25T13:59:06+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/06/15/charged-currents-electric-eels-can-leap-clear-of-the-water-to-strike/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/5594637726_dbf204ca1d_b.jpg5594637726_dbf204ca1d_bThe electric eel. Image: Ravas51 | Flickr Creative Commons2016-06-15T12:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/06/13/a-true-great-of-freshwater-ecology-professor-brian-moss-passes-away/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brian-moss.jpgBrian-MossProfessor Brian Moss. Image: University of Liverpool2016-06-13T12:04:34+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/06/09/uncharted-waters-steering-a-course-between-leave-or-remain-for-the-uks-rivers-and-lakes/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/screen-shot-2016-06-07-at-13-18-02.pngScreen Shot 2016-06-07 at 13.18.02https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p-012491-00-21h.jpgSymbolique 2006MARS has investigated how multiple stressors affect European rivers, lakes and groundwaters over the last four years. Image: Symbolique 2006 2016-06-10T12:04:50+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/06/02/an-introduction-to-freshwater-multiple-stressors-and-the-mars-project-now-with-subtitles/2016-06-02T11:54:09+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/05/27/can-rewilding-reinvigorate-european-nature-policy/2016-05-27T13:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/05/20/investigating-the-effects-of-water-releases-from-hydropower-on-alpine-stream-ecosystems/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hytech__christian_feld_25939.jpghytech__christian_feld_25939The HyTEC field station in the Austrian Alps – the site of MARS stream experiments. Image: Christian Feld2016-05-20T12:24:51+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/05/13/identifying-early-risks-for-environmental-policies/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/3902580257_274f00c168_o.jpg3902580257_274f00c168_oA rusting ship on the dry Aral Sea. Image: kvitlauk | Creative Commons2016-05-13T10:46:37+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/05/12/m-is-for-mayflies/2016-05-12T11:57:52+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/05/06/new-factsheets-on-ecosystem-services-and-the-future-of-european-freshwaters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wind-energy-lake-cc-conor-dupre-neary-flickr-consensus-world.jpgWind Energy Lake, CC Conor Dupre-Neary, Flickr - Consensus WorldWind farm beside a lake. Image: Conor Dupre Neary | Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tysso-hydroelectric-plant-norway-cc-dag-endre-opedal-flickr-techno-world.jpgTysso Hydroelectric Plant, Norway, CC Dag Endre Opedal, Flickr - Techno WorldThe Tysso Hydroelectric Plant in Norway. Similar constructions might underpin a techno world scenario. Image: Dag Endre Opedal | Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manure-desertification-farming-cc-werktuigendagen-flickr-fragmented-world.jpgManure desertification farming, CC werktuigendagen, Flickr - Fragmented WorldManure spreading on a dusty field. Intensive agriculture is a key characteristic of the fragmented world scenario. Image: werktuigendagen | Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/irrigation-cc-brad-smith-flickr-prov-sevices.jpgirrigation CC Brad Smith Flickr - Prov SevicesAn irrigated field. Water for irrigation is a widely-used provisioning service. Image: Bard Smith | Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fly-fishing-cc-jenkinson2455-flickr-cultural-services.jpgFly fishing, CC jenkinson2455 Flickr - Cultural ServicesA fly fisherman. Recreational angling is an important cultural service. Image: Jenkinson2455 Flickr | Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/constructed-reed-bed-lagoon-cc-natural-englandpaul-glendell-rm-services.jpgConstructed reed bed lagoon, CC Natural England:Paul Glendell, R+M ServicesA constructed reed bed lagoon, ubilt to boost regulating and maintaining services such as water filtration. Image: Paul Glendell, Natural England | Creative Commons2016-05-06T11:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/04/29/new-tool-links-freshwater-ecological-status-and-ecosystem-services/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2012_11_27_loch-leven_airlandwater1.jpg2012_11_27_Loch Leven_AirLandWater1Loch Leven. Image: Laurence Carvalhohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/11835791425_86d2f3cbc3_k.jpg11835791425_86d2f3cbc3_kLoch Leven in Scotland. Image: Philip N Young | Creative Commons | Flickr2016-05-06T07:50:26+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/04/20/multiple-pressures-in-river-basin-management/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/xp14554.jpg_XP14554Questions from the floor. Image: Jörg Strackbeinhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsf4256.jpg_DSF4256https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/xp14533.jpg_XP14533World Cafe discussions. Image: Jörg Strackbeinhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/xp14460.jpg_XP14460Science-management dialogue. Image: Jörg Strackbeinhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/xp14302.jpg_XP14302Image: Jörg Strackbeinhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsf4342.jpg_DSF4342Panel discussions. Image: Jörrg Strackbeinhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsf4319.jpg_DSF4319Meeting attendees. Image: Jörg Strackbeinhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsf4213.jpg_DSF4213Workshop organiser Rafaela Schinegger. Image: Jörg Strackbein2016-04-20T10:08:52+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/04/15/the-uk-lakes-portal/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/screen-shot-2016-04-15-at-13-50-50.pngScreen Shot 2016-04-15 at 13.50.50https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/16426225656_8ca98b0431_k.jpg16426225656_8ca98b0431_kWastwater in the English Lake District. Image: Richard Walker | Flickr Creative Commons2016-04-15T12:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/04/07/dipper-from-the-water-of-leith/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1-searching-for-life-roslin-glen-05-11-2014.jpg1. Searching for life - Roslin Glen 05.11.2014https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jungle-mix.jpgJungle mixhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kadr_pluszcz_1.jpgKadr_Pluszcz_1https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kadr_pluszcz_2.jpgKadr_Pluszcz_2https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kadr_pluszcz_3.jpgKadr_Pluszcz_3https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kadr_pluszcz_4.jpgKadr_Pluszcz_4https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kadr_pluszcz_5.jpgKadr_Pluszcz_52016-04-07T14:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/03/29/lakes-are-vanishing-across-the-world-and-some-may-never-return/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/lake-poopo-2013_2016-1200x800.jpglake-poopo-2013_2016-1200x800Lake Poopó, Bolivia with water in 2013 (left) and dry in 2016 (right). Image: Jesse Allen/NASA2016-03-29T11:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/03/28/freshwater-life-under-the-microscope/2016-03-29T10:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/03/20/meet-the-mars-team-a-selection-of-audio-snapshots/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-20-at-19-43-14.pngScreen Shot 2016-03-20 at 19.43.14Snowy mountain cabins above Fulda. Image: MARS Project2016-03-20T19:56:30+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/03/15/the-science-and-policy-of-multiple-stressors-four-reflections-from-the-mars-mid-term-meeting/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-15-at-11-24-21.pngScreen Shot 2016-03-15 at 11.24.21Daniel Hering welcoming attendees at the MARS mid-term meeting in Fulda. Image: MARS2016-03-15T11:52:02+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/03/08/kathleen-carpenter-the-mother-of-freshwater-ecology/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image1.jpgimage1Cwmystwyth a metal mining area near Aberystwyth in Wales. The River Ystwyth to the left of the picture was heavily polluted by the mines. Image: W. L. Kovachhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-06-at-15-49-59.pngScreen Shot 2016-03-06 at 15.49.592016-03-10T11:02:49+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/03/03/water-pollution-increases-makes-river-biodiversity-more-vulnerable-to-climate-warming/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/groc39fe_eintagsfliege_mayfly_ephemera_danica_2011-05-03_img_1125_edit2.jpgGroße_Eintagsfliege,_mayfly,_Ephemera_danica_2011-05-03_IMG_1125_EDIT2Green drake (Ephemera danica). Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/serratella_ignita_castille_15.jpgSerratella_ignita_(Castille_15)Blue-winged olive (Serratella ignita). Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/17023144084_626e558426_k.jpg17023144084_626e558426_kRiver Torridge in Devon, a sample site for mayflies in the study. Image: alexwhite | Flickr2016-03-03T15:49:15+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/02/25/remote-alpine-lakes-affected-by-nitrogen-from-agriculture-transported-across-vast-distances-in-the-atmosphere/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/15231565535_fef7611263_h.jpg15231565535_fef7611263_hWhite Miller Lake in the Uinta Mountains. Image: Pierce Martin | Flickr https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2841173764_5e977c6b40_b.jpg2841173764_5e977c6b40_bMirror Lake in the Uinta Mountains. Image: Bryant Olsen | Flickr2016-02-25T14:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/02/16/functional-redundancy-and-river-ecosystem-responses-to-stress/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fig-4.jpgimage descriptionPredicted functional redundancy for riparian communities in the Segura Basin study area.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fig-3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAReach of the Mundo river in Albacete, Spain, which is disturbed by agricultural intensification. Note the scarcity of woody riparian vegetation in the left margin being dominated by evergreen shrubs and invasive species (e.g. Arundo donax).https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fig-2.jpgFig 2Riparian vegetation beside an intermittent river (Corneros River in Murcia, Spain), affected by drought in the Segura Basin study area.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fig-1.jpgFig 12016-02-16T13:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/02/10/flussfisch-creative-freshwater-science-communication-through-song/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/clanx_2013_knuts_koffer_05.jpgClanx_2013_Knuts_Koffer_05https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/csm_131125_researchers_forum_43_02a608e660.jpgcsm_131125_Researchers_Forum_43_02a608e6602016-02-10T10:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/02/01/solutions-unravelling-complex-chemical-contamination-in-aquatic-environments/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/060904_027.jpg060904_027Daphniaas test organisms. Images: Andre Künzelmann.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/060204_012.jpg060204_012Zebrafish embryos as test organisms. Images: Andre Künzelmann.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chemical_space_bywb.pngchemical_space_byWBhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/screen-shot-2016-01-26-at-17-16-31.pngScreen Shot 2016-01-26 at 17.16.312016-02-01T16:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/03/28/what-happens-when-scientists-and-policy-makers-meet-to-talk-about-fresh-water-life/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/water-lives-brussels_ria-mishaal-photography-253.jpgwater-lives-brussels_ria-mishaal-photography-2532016-01-28T11:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/01/27/tracking-the-ecological-recovery-of-german-lakes-following-eutrophication/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/8630628959_e7148a1639_h.jpg8630628959_e7148a1639_hDurinskia baltica, a type of phytoplankton, under an electron scanning micrograph. Image: FWC | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/8698613975_289654ba06_k.jpg8698613975_289654ba06_kA water lily in Westfalenpark, Dortmund. Water lilies are an example of macrophytes. Image: Mathias Appel | Flickr Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/22057126284_50314f3c75_k.jpg22057126284_50314f3c75_khttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/orange_like_autumn.jpgOrange_like_Autumn2016-01-27T13:42:04+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/01/19/multiple-stressor-indicators-interactions-and-impacts-at-a-mars-workshop-in-lisbon/2016-01-19T12:56:25+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2016/01/15/balancing-hydropower-and-biodiversity-in-the-amazon-congo-and-mekong-basins/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/3747452794_441d5dfd48_o.jpg3747452794_441d5dfd48_oInga Dam on the Congo River. Image: International Rivers | Flickr | Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/belo_monte_wasserkraftwerk.jpgBelo_Monte_WasserkraftwerkConstruction of the Belo Monte dam in Brazil. Image: Wikimedia Commons2016-01-15T08:23:28+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/12/16/solutions-technologies-2030-workshop-trends-and-consequences-of-future-chemical-pollution/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-16-at-13-39-28.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-16 at 13.39.28https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-16-at-13-39-08.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-16 at 13.39.08https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-16-at-13-38-47.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-16 at 13.38.47Mobile phone subscribers per 100 inhabitants distinguishing developed and developing countries. Figures for 2005-2014 taken from International Telecommunication Union – ITU. Source: Wikimedia Commons.2016-01-14T20:07:45+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/12/31/our-top-15-posts-of-2015/2015-12-31T13:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/12/21/crossfish-human-impacts-on-fish-assemblages-in-european-and-north-american-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-21-at-18-50-06.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-21 at 18.50.06Multiple Human Pressures and Their Spatial Patterns in European Running Waters. Click image to explore the map on the Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-21-at-18-48-53.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-21 at 18.48.53https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-21-at-18-00-10.pngLarge Rivers USALarge rivers (>1000km2 catchment size) in the USA.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-21-at-18-00-28.pngLarge Rivers EuropeLarge rivers (>1000km2 catchment size) in Europe.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4675-e1450722000132.jpgIMG_4675Rafaela Schinnegger (left) and Dana Infante (right).https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-21-at-14-07-06.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-21 at 14.07.06https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image.pngimagehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/maps.jpgmapsUS National Fish Habitat Assessment maphttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chicago_river_illinois_us.jpgChicago_River_Illinois_USChicago River, Illinoishttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/columbia_river_bonneville_dam_oregon_us.jpgColumbia_River_Bonneville_dam_Oregon_USColumbia River, Bonneville Dam, Oregon2015-12-21T20:30:10+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/12/21/tales-of-two-rivers/2015-12-21T10:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/12/08/extreme-events-in-running-waters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/8377259997_c844be02cb_k.jpg8377259997_c844be02cb_kFlooded fields around the River Test, UK in 2013. Image: Neil Howard | Creative Commons | Flickrhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cvelyckwiaemgcb.jpgCVeLYcKWIAEmGcBA flooded street in Appleby, Cumbria. Image: Fiona Trott / Twitter.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cvooe1aukaekiwg-jpg_large.jpegCVoOE1aUkAEKIwg.jpg_largeRNLI volunteers rescue stranded residents from flooded streets in Carlisle. Image: RNLI2015-12-08T13:41:26+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/12/04/water-and-climate-change-at-cop21-in-paris/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-04-at-12-48-58.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-04 at 12.48.58https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/22845680033_334473ceff_b.jpg22845680033_334473ceff_bDelegates at the Water Resilience Focus event organsied by the Lima to Paris Action Agenda. Image: UNFCCChttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/22865198623_0ee2cc62d8_z.jpg22865198623_0ee2cc62d8_zThe Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation. Image: UNFCCC2015-12-04T13:20:45+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/11/24/new-journal-special-issue-focuses-on-river-conservation-under-multiple-stresses/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/226407136_e027819e7e_b.jpg226407136_e027819e7e_bA Mediterranean river: the Fango Valley in Corsica. Image: Ole Reidar Johansen (Flickr | Creative Commons)2015-11-24T13:16:09+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/follow-the-freshwater-blog-by-email/2015-11-23T13:08:57+00:00weekly0.6https://freshwaterblog.net/2015/11/19/uk-government-taken-to-court-over-freshwater-pollution-from-agriculture/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/geograph-4639844-by-hugh-venables.jpggeograph-4639844-by-Hugh-VenablesCrop spraying at Swaffham Lock, Cambridgeshire. Image: Hugh Venables, Creative Commons, from Geograph.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4639844_cc349196.jpg4639844_cc349196https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/392462_a8278db4.jpg392462_a8278db42015-11-20T14:52:13+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/11/16/new-film-tells-the-story-of-devons-wild-beavers/2015-11-16T12:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/11/13/boreal-lakes-emit-an-increasing-amount-of-carbon-dioxide-in-a-warming-world/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0803.jpgDSCN08032015-11-13T12:49:01+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/11/06/solutions-for-open-data-publishing/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/100_6888.jpg100_6888https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4_openspace_ga2015.jpg4_openspace_GA2015https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/solutions_logo_final.jpgSolutions_Logo_Final2015-11-08T15:12:39+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/10/30/shaping-the-future-of-uk-upland-environments/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-30-at-10-18-16.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-30 at 10.18.16https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-30-at-09-25-01.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-30 at 09.25.01https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-29-at-17-41-36.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-29 at 17.41.36https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-29-at-17-40-14.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-29 at 17.40.142015-10-30T10:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/10/22/river-obstacles-crowdsourcing-river-fragmentation-using-a-mobile-app/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screenshot.pngscreenshothttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/masthead.jpgmasthead2015-10-22T09:02:35+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/10/15/using-microscopic-fungi-to-understand-the-impact-of-dams-on-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/stream_at_the_walhalla_ravine-copy.jpgStream_at_the_Walhalla_ravine copyDecomposing leaves are an important source of nutrients and energy to river ecosystems. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/clavariopsis_aquatica_01.jpgClavariopsis_aquatica_01Microscopic image of Clavariopsis aquatica, an aquatic hyphomycete. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pont_de_chancia02_2015-05-10.jpgPont_de_Chancia02_2015-05-10The River Bienne in the Jura Mountains, Eastern France: the region in which this study was undertaken. Image: KlausFoehl | Wikipedia2015-10-15T12:06:54+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/10/09/the-invisible-world-a-new-film-exploring-uk-freshwater-life/2015-10-09T09:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/10/06/free-the-snake-restoring-americas-greatest-salmon-river/2015-10-06T17:26:18+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/10/02/habitat-quality-is-more-important-than-habitat-length-in-river-restoration-projects/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/skjern_aa1.jpgSkjern_aa1The River Skjern, the largest river in Denmark, and another sampling site. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/eman_bei_bodafors.jpgEman_bei_BodaforsThe Emån River in Southern Sweden, one of the sampled rivers. Image: Wikipedia2015-10-02T08:45:48+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/09/24/ecological-surprises-why-multiple-stressors-in-freshwaters-may-cancel-each-other-out/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/geograph-1540471-by-dr-richard-murray.jpggeograph-1540471-by-Dr-Richard-MurrayAlgal blooms in the Lake of Menteith, Scotland. Image: Dr Richard Murray | Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1200px-sudbury_sunset.jpg1200px-Sudbury_sunset2015-09-24T14:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/09/14/introducing-the-mars-project-a-short-documentary/2015-09-15T17:13:38+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/09/07/what-influences-the-ecological-success-of-river-restoration/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/800px-elwha_river_-_humes_ranch_area2.jpg800px-Elwha_River_-_Humes_Ranch_Area2The Elwha River in Washington State, USA. The largest dam removal project in history took place on the river between 2011-14 as part of restoration work by the National Park Service. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/emscher2-1024x768.jpgemscher2-1024x768A section of the renaturalised River Emscher in Germany. Image: DESSIN Project2015-09-10T10:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/09/03/wildlife-photographer-neil-phillips-captures-the-curious-and-beautiful-diversity-of-underwater-life/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/14761833341_9f13fde5ce_z.jpg14761833341_9f13fde5ce_zWater stick insect. Image: Neil Phillipshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/14964221806_33d32037db_z.jpg14964221806_33d32037db_zDarter dragonfly nymph. Image: Neil Phillipshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/14621188660_e376f59747_z.jpg14621188660_e376f59747_zMosquito larva. Image: Neil Phillipshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8365833434_d55669fd18_z.jpg8365833434_d55669fd18_zPhantom midge larvae. Image: Neil Phillipshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/14978119310_7ede6dfcf3_z.jpg14978119310_7ede6dfcf3_zA female pirate spider with egg case. Image: Neil Phillipshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/16360444779_be274b063f_z.jpg16360444779_be274b063f_zAn unfamilliar view of a familiar creature: the common backswimmer (or water boatman). Image: Neil Phillipshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/15827640051_e6717ebb52_z.jpg15827640051_e6717ebb52_zScreech beetlehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tank-set-up.jpgtank-set-upTank set up for photographing underwater life. Image: Neil Phillipshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11477972923_d623dbaf5a_z.jpg11477972923_d623dbaf5a_zWater louse. 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Image: Ole Reidar Johansen (Flickr | Creative Commons) 2015-01-14T13:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2015/01/02/happy-new-year-from-the-freshwater-blog-our-top-14-of-2014/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/flooding-cc-cheltenham-borough-council-2007.jpgflooding-cc-Cheltenham-Borough-Council-20072015-01-02T12:12:20+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/12/22/corridors-and-buffers-claudia-gray-on-riparian-zones-in-malaysia-and-across-the-world/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/riparian-reserve-landscape.jpgRiparian reserve landscapeRiparian zone in the oil palm landscape. Image: Claudia Grayhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/riparian-reserve-belian.jpgriparian reserve belianRiparian reserve in Belian. Image: Claudia Grayhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rr-panorama.jpgRR panoramaRiparian zone through a Malaysian oil palm landscape. Image: Claudia Grayhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/riparian-reserve-river.jpgriparian reserve riverRiver riparian zone in oil palm plantation, Sabah, Malaysia. Image: Claudia Gray 2014-12-22T12:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/12/18/solutions-research-on-chemical-pollution-on-the-danube-in-serbia/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/team-1.jpgteam 1https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/untreated-water.jpguntreated waterhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/zabrafish.jpgzabrafishhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sputnik.jpgsputnikhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/novi-sad-3.jpgnovi sad 3https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/novi-sad-2.jpgnovi sad 2https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/novi-sad-1.jpgNovi Sad 12014-12-18T11:37:55+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/12/15/reflections-on-the-first-solutions-general-assembly/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/getting-together.jpggetting togetherComing together. The SOLUTIONS GA facilitated scientific exchange and helped the consortium to better get known to each other. Image Deltareshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/networking.jpgnetworkingNetworking at the SOLUTIONS GA in Delft. Also lunch and coffee breaks were strongly used for exchange of thoughts and ideas. Image Deltareshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/conf-1.jpgconf 1Thematic workshop “Innovative regulatory framework” where conversation and discussion between participants followed a “fishbowl” approach. Image SOLUTIONShttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ga-pic.jpgGA pic2014-12-15T12:15:56+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/12/11/17th-iwa-conference-on-diffuse-pollution-and-eutrophication/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/8.jpg8https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/architekturfotografie-berlin_2010_c2a9-2005-2013-augensound-de.jpgarchitekturfotografie-berlin_2010_© 2005 - 2013 augensound.dehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/berlin_skyline.jpgberlin_skylineBerlin Skyline. Image: Annett Wetzig2014-12-11T15:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/12/01/how-will-the-hydropower-boom-affect-global-river-ecosystems/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/itaipuaerea2aal.jpgItaipuAerea2AALhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/4479156072_974383a582_o.jpg4479156072_974383a582_oHydropower water release. Image: Global Water Partnership, Flickrhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/8671060735_2c99ff305f_b.jpg8671060735_2c99ff305f_bThe dam wall on the Itaipu hydropower project. Image: International Hydropower Association, Flickrhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/8671063881_eebfbafd2e_h.jpg8671063881_eebfbafd2e_hItaipu hydropower dam on the Paraná River between Brazil and Paraguay. Image: International Hydropower Association, Flickrhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-28-at-13-56-38.pngScreen shot 2014-11-28 at 13.56.38Map (2): Number of future hydropower dams per major river basin. Image Zarfl et al (2014)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-28-at-13-44-33.pngScreen shot 2014-11-28 at 13.44.33Map (1): Global spatial distribution of future hydropower dams, either under construction (blue dots 17 %) or planned (red dots 83 %). Image: Zarfl et al (2014)2014-12-01T16:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/11/25/14th-international-symposium-on-aquatic-plants/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/playfairlibrary1.jpgPlayfairLibrary1Playfair Library, Edinburgh. Image: Edinburgh University2014-11-25T10:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/11/21/key-biodiversity-areas-new-iucn-and-biofresh-report-finds-that-mediterranean-freshwater-ecosystems-are-inadequately-protected/2014-11-21T10:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/11/14/mars-experiments-low-flows-in-nordic-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/concept-graph-flume-webpage.pngConcept graph flume, webpageExperimental channel diagram. Image: Aarhus Universityhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1010097.jpgP1010097A stone covered in sediment in an experimental channel. Image: Aarhus Universityhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/low-flow-channel-close-up.pnglow flow channel close uphttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1000992.jpgP1000992The experimental channels. Image: Aarhus University2014-11-21T09:44:32+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/11/04/small-is-beautiful-the-overlooked-importance-of-small-freshwaters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5974331765_a0f139fd5a_b.jpgSt. Mary's Church makes a striking backdrop to a pond in the garA pond in Hampshire, Southern England. Image Anguskirk, Flickr2014-11-04T15:23:12+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/10/29/introducing-the-solutions-project-an-interview-with-rolf-altenburger/2014-10-29T12:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/10/22/a-new-way-of-publishing-information-on-freshwater-datasets/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ipad_fmj2.pngipad_fmj2The Freshwater Metadata Journal on the iPad. Image: Astrid Schmidt-Kloiberhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ipad_fmj-1.pngipad_fmj (1)2014-10-22T10:52:02+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/10/15/mars-experiments-peak-flows-in-alpine-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mesocosms_macroinvertebrates_lisa_schc3bclting_2.jpgmesocosms_macroinvertebrates_Lisa_Schülting_2Mesocosms on the experimental channels. Image: Lisa Schültinghttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/electrofishing_20140723__christian_feld_25932.jpgelectrofishing_20140723__Christian_Feld_25932Researchers electrofishing. Image: Christian Feldhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hytech__christian_feld_25939.jpgHYTECH__Christian_Feld_25939The Hytech experimental channels in Austria. Image: Christian Feldhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/flags__christian_feld_25965.jpgFlags__Christian_Feld_25965https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fish_observation__christian_feld_25969.jpgfish_observation__Christian_Feld_25969https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/allogamus_auricollis_graf3.jpgAllogamus_auricollis_Graf3Caddis flies (allogamus auricollis) on the stream bed. Image: Grafhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/elisabeth_bondar_kunze1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/elisabeth_bondar_kunze3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2014-10-20T09:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/09/12/the-northern-basins-the-vansjo-hobol-catchment/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/landslide-2005-catchment-vansjc3b8-bio2-credit-eva-skarbc3b8vik.jpgLandslide 2005 catchment vansjø (bio2 credit Eva Skarbøvik)Landslide in the Vansjø catchment in 2005. Image: Eva Skarbøvikhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hobolelva-4_07.jpgHobolelva-4_07River Hobølelva. https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/vansjc3b8-3.jpgvansjø (3)Lake Vansjø. Image: Raoul-Marie Couturehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-03-at-13-23-55.pngScreen shot 2014-09-03 at 13.23.55Map of the Vansjø-Hobøl Catchment, Norway. Image: Skarbøvik and Bechmann (2010). Bioforsk Report vol. 52014-10-14T10:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/10/07/beneath-the-waterline-an-interview-with-underwater-filmmaker-jack-perks/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1471974_413660582094494_1405765084_n.jpg1471974_413660582094494_1405765084_nArctic char. Image: Jack Perkshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/powan-in-tank-scene-loch-lomond-4.jpgpowan in tank, SCENE LOCH LOMOND 4Powan. Image: Jack Perkshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/freshwater.jpgFRESHWATERhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/aphu5iff.jpegAPhu5IFfhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/barbel-swimming-by.pngBarbel swimming byhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/common-bream.pngCommon Breamhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mirror-carp.pngMirror Carphttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mirror-carp.pngMirror Carphttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/common-bream.pngCommon Breamhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/barbel-swimming-by.pngBarbel swimming byBarbel. Image: Jack Perks2014-10-07T12:15:42+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/10/03/mars-experiments-extreme-flows-in-nordic-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/flumes-after-5-weeks.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe experimental flumes in action. Image: Susi Schneiderhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ecoreg-flumes-before-start1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/biolding-the-flumes.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABuilding the flumes. Image: Susi Schneiderhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/application-of-vaseline-on-tile.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAApplying vaseline to the ceramic tile to encourage algal growth. Image: Susi Schneider.2014-10-03T08:17:26+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/09/30/wwf-living-planet-report-suggests-76-decline-in-freshwater-species-globally-since-1970s/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/eel-_freshwater-01299232.jpgHellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-10-16-47.pngScreen shot 2014-09-30 at 10.16.472014-09-30T10:27:56+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/09/19/the-northern-basins-modelling-the-vansjo-hobol-catchment/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hobc3b8l-river-credit-reiseliv-indre-c3b8stfold.jpghobøl river (credit Reiseliv Indre Østfold)River Hobøl Image: Reiseliv Indre Østfoldhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/vansjc3b8-niva-1-credit-raoul-marie-couture.jpgvansjø (niva 1 credit raoul-marie couture)Lake Vansjø. Image: Raoul-Marie Couture2014-09-19T12:36:04+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/09/02/people-monitoring-the-planet-helen-roy-discusses-citizen-science/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/7714943704_4b98a11101_k.jpg7714943704_4b98a11101_khttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/helen-2-staffpage.jpghelen-2-staffpage2014-09-03T12:51:35+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/08/29/dna-barcoding-how-can-bioassessments-better-scan-freshwaters-for-life/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/8026517025_d9eaabed3a_k.jpg8026517025_d9eaabed3a_kSampling for macroinvertebrates. Credit: Gary Peeples / USFWS www.fws.gov/asheville/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/5537471181_4c6f190d37_b.jpg5537471181_4c6f190d37_bTypical freshwater sampling kit for invertebrates: can new technologies help make this process more efficient? Image: Tatiana Gettelman | Flickr CChttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bmi-sample1.jpgbmi-sample1Image: dna-barcoding.blogspot.com2014-08-29T12:52:45+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/08/22/an-eye-in-the-sky-using-drone-technology-to-monitor-freshwaters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/216770807_119dc57db9_b.jpg216770807_119dc57db9_bLake in northern Sweden. Image: Thomas Hellberg | Flickr under Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/aeryon_scout_in_flight.jpgAeryon_Scout_In_FlightAeryon Scout drone, increasingly used for mapping global environments. Image: Wikipedia2014-08-22T09:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/08/19/introducing-globaqua/2014-08-19T10:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/08/15/national-geographic-feature-on-climate-change-and-european-lakes/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lagomaggiore.jpgLagoMaggioreLake Maggiore in Italy. Image: Alexander Vecchi, Wikipedia2014-08-15T13:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/08/06/do-anglers-make-good-conservationists-an-interview-with-mark-lloyd-of-the-angling-trust/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/8080596119_5fd131eff8_o.jpg8080596119_5fd131eff8_oSalmon jumping Stainforth Force on the River Ribble, Yorkshire. Image: Jonathan Bliss, Flickr2014-08-06T13:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/07/29/dessin-new-technologies-for-innovative-water-management/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/der-borbecker-mc3bchlenbach-in-essen-vor-der-renaturierung_c2a9-emschergenossenschaft-diethelm-wulfert-300x240.jpgDer-Borbecker-Mühlenbach-in-Essen-vor-der-Renaturierung_©-Emschergenossenschaft-Diethelm-Wulfert-300x240Borbecker Mill Creek at Emscher before naturalisation. Image: Emschergenossenschaft, Diethelm Wulferthttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/der-borbecker-mc3bchlenbach-in-essen-nach-der-renaturierung_c2a9-emschergenossenschaft-diethelm-wulfert-300x200.jpgDer-Borbecker-Mühlenbach-in-Essen-nach-der-Renaturierung_©-Emschergenossenschaft-Diethelm-Wulfert-300x200Borbecker Mill Creek at Emscher after naturalisation. Image: Emschergenossenschaft, Diethelm Wulferthttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/athens.jpgathensSewer mining in Athenshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dessin_cmyk_claim_web.jpegDESSIN_CMYK_CLAIM_WEB2014-07-29T13:30:42+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/07/24/pearls-in-peril/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/freshwater_pearls1.jpgfreshwater_pearls1Freshwater pearls. Image: riverdee.org.ukhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wp_20140418_003.jpgWP_20140418_003Tree planting to create new habitat on the banks of the Upper River Dee. Image: J Webley / SNHhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imgp0483.jpgIMGP0483An adult freshwater pearl mussel on a stream bed. Image: J Webley / SNHhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img030.jpgimg030Poster made by schoolchildren as part of the Pearls in the Classroom project. Image: Ness and Beauly Fisheries Trusthttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img024.jpgimg024Poster made by schoolchildren as part of the Pearls in the Classroom project. Image: Ness and Beauly Fisheries Trusthttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/fwpm_-jackie-webley_2013-53.jpgFWPM_ Jackie Webley_2013 (53)Measuring juvenile freshwater mussels. Image: J Webley / SNHhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14-03-20-glochidia-encysted-on-trout-imgp0382-e1406120851954.jpg14 03 20 Glochidia Encysted on Trout IMGP0382Freshwater mussel larvae on the gills of a trout. Image: J Webley / SNH2014-07-24T08:28:16+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/07/22/meet-the-mars-team-yiannis-panagopoulos/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/danish-lake.jpgdanish lakehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/yiannis.jpgYiannishttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/figure_4_mississippi-e1406040970158.jpgFigure_4_MississippiThe Mississippi River. Image: Y Panagopoloushttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/figure_3_small-river.jpgFigure_3_Small-riverhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/figure_2_reservoir.jpgFigure_2_Reservoirhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/figure_1_lake_denmark-e1406041040964.jpgFigure_1_Lake_DenmarkYiannis out on fieldwork on a Danish lake.2014-07-22T15:08:59+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/07/18/an-introduction-to-the-mars-project/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mars_slider_06.jpgmars_slider_062014-07-22T09:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/07/08/daylighting-urban-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/5475086121_9902627599_b.jpg5475086121_9902627599_bLooking for traces of the underground River Fleet in London. Image: David Busch, Flickrhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/800px-saw_mill_river_in_getty_square_november_2012.jpg800px-Saw_Mill_River_in_Getty_Square_November_2012Buried underground for nearly a century, the Saw Mill River in Yonkers, NY in the USA has been daylighted in a $19 million programme, providing new habitat for a variety of life including the migratory American eel. Image: Wikipedia.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6245364071_c1ed0c81d8_b.jpg6245364071_c1ed0c81d8_bCheonggyecheon stream in Seoul, South Korea, daylighted from sewers in 2003. Image: Kaizer Rangwala, Flickr.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cheonggyecheon.jpgCheonggyecheonCheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul, decorated for the Lotus Lantern Festival. Image: Emily Orpinhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/river-alt.jpgriver altThe River Alt in Liverpool, daylighted in 1994, with how it looked before (bottom), and the mature, diverse landscape of today (top). Image: Adam Broadheadhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/73.jpg??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Under this manhole in Sheffield is an ancient stream now flowing to the sewage works. Image: Adam Broadheadhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/43.jpg??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Adam sampling sewer water in Sheffield at 3am in search of lost urban streamshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apeldoorn.jpgapeldoornhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/zurich.jpgzurichhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quaggy.jpgquaggyThe daylighted River Quaggy through Sutcliffe Park in Lewisham, SE London. It is now a dense, maturing and diverse wetland in the heart of an urban area after concrete culverts were removed in 2003. Image: Adam Broadhead2014-07-08T13:24:28+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/07/03/chemical-pollution-threatens-europes-freshwaters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/geograph-1594089-by-n-chadwick.jpggeograph-1594089-by-N-ChadwickShip sailing down the Thames estuary past a chemical works. Image: N Chadwick | Creative Commons Licencehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/geograph-196521-by-jayne-claughton.jpggeograph-196521-by-Jayne-ClaughtonChemical works on Aire and Calder Navigation canal, Yorkshire. Image: Jayne Claughton | Creative Commons Licencehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/geograph-392462-by-brian-robert-marshall.jpggeograph-392462-by-Brian-Robert-MarshallCrop spraying. Image: Brian Robert Marshall | Creative Commons Licencehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/geograph-1113954-by-peter-scrimshaw.jpggeograph-1113954-by-Peter-ScrimshawChemical works on Thames estuary. Image: Peter Scrimshaw | Creative Commons Licencehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-30-at-15-55-48.pngScreen shot 2014-06-30 at 15.55.48Chemical pollution risk to freshwater organisms in Europe. Map shows fraction of sites where chemical concentrations exceed a) acute, potentially lethal concentrations; and b) chronic concentrations with long-term negative impacts.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/possibly-lethal.jpgPossibly lethalFigure 1: Potentially lethal impacts of chemical pollution on freshwater biodiversityhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/chronic-harm.jpgChronic harmFigure 1: Chronic harm2014-07-03T08:37:58+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/06/17/when-is-a-river-not-a-river-challenges-for-managing-temporary-waterways/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dry_river_bed_of_the_allt_nan_uamh_-_geograph-org-uk_-_722797.jpgDry_River_Bed_of_the_Allt_nan_Uamh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_722797The Allt nan Uamh in Scotland. The river flows mostly underground through limestone caves, although the size of the boulders in the channel show how powerful spate flows can be. Image: Wikimediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/800px-stone_bridge_in_agia_roumeli.jpg800px-Stone_bridge_in_Agia_RoumeliStone bridge across a dry river bed in Agia Roumeli, Crete, Greece. Image: Wikimediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ostriches_kgalagadi_transfrontier_park.jpegOstriches_Kgalagadi_Transfrontier_ParkOstriches feeding on a dry river bed in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana. Image: Wikimediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/800px-statelibqld_2_240594_cars_in_the_dry_bed_of_the_leichhardt_river.jpg800px-StateLibQld_2_240594_Cars_in_the_dry_bed_of_the_Leichhardt_RiverCars in the dry bed of the Leichhardt River in Australia, 1912. Image: Wikimediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ilri_stevie_mann_-_cattle_herd_walks_home_along_dry_river_bed_in_tete_province_mozambique.jpgMozambique, Tete province, Pacassa villageCattle using a dry river bed in Mozambique as a migration corridor. Image: Stevie Mann / Wikimediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/800px-dry_river_bed_in_korea.jpg800px-Dry_river_bed_in_KoreaDry river bed near Mt. Seoraksan in Korea. Image: Wikimediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/799px-tagliamento_braided_channels_at_cornino.jpg799px-Tagliamento,_braided_channels_at_CorninoBraided channels on the River Tagliamento at Cornino in Italy. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/800px-boteti_river_botswana.jpg800px-Boteti_River,_Botswanahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tidallik.jpegtidallikAboriginal spot painting of Tiddalik the frog. Image: balyat.blogspot.com2014-06-25T11:58:26+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/06/24/meet-the-mars-team-rafaela-schinegger/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/vkimg_b_6758.jpegvkimg_B_6758https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/soca_river_slo.jpgSoca_River_SLOThe Soca River in western Sloveniahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rafaela_fly_fishing.jpgRafaela_Fly_FishingRafaela out flyfishing on the riverhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/khone_falls_mekong.jpgKhone_Falls_MEKONGKhone Falls on the Mekong Riverhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fieldwork_teaching.jpgFieldwork_TeachingRafaela teaching on an international masters fieldwork coursehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/european_grayling.jpgEuropean_GraylingThe European Grayling, a fish important to Rafaela's research2014-06-24T15:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/02/25/introducing-the-mars-project-part-2/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mars_slider_02.jpgmars_slider_02https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mars_slider_01.jpgmars_slider_01https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mars_slider_05.jpgmars_slider_052014-06-09T14:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/02/17/introducing-the-mars-project-part-1/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/logo_mars_247x120px.jpglogo_mars_247x120px2014-06-09T14:58:29+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/03/11/meet-the-mars-team-sebastian-birk/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/meettheteam4.jpgMeetTheTeam4Muddy waters: the Garonne river near Bordeaux (photo: Sebastian Birk)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/meettheteam3.jpgMeetTheTeam3https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/meettheteam2.jpgMeetTheTeam2A Swedish spring: the perfect working environment (photo: Sebastian Birk)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/meettheteam1.jpgMeetTheTeam1Seb presenting to the MARS kickoff meeting in Mallorca (photo: Christian Feld)2014-06-09T14:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/03/03/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-uncertainty/2014-06-09T14:56:31+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/03/20/mars-interview-with-angus-webb-university-of-melbourne/2014-06-09T14:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/04/07/bioindicators-for-israels-freshwaters-multiple-demands-and-multiple-stressors/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/800px-nupharlutea.jpg800px-NupharLuteaYellow water lily (Nuphar lutea) in the Snir River, Upper Galilee (Image: Wikipedia)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/800px-hayarkon_img_8516.jpg800px-Hayarkon_IMG_8516Yarkon River, Tel Aviv (Image: Wikipedia)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/israel3.jpgisrael3Intensive irrigation to grow wheat, vegetables and fruits in Israel - well-known products from the home supermarket. (Image: Christian Feld)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/israel1.jpgisrael1Collaboration at the symposium: Dr. Dana Milstein (Israel Nature and Park Authority), Alon Zask (Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection), Prof. Tamar Dayan, Dr. Yaron Hershkovitz, Prof. Avital Gasith (Tel Aviv University), Dr. Christian Feld (back) und Dr. Armin Lorenz (University of Duisburg-Essen) (from left to right). (Image: Christian Feld)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/800px-salamander_israel.jpg800px-Salamander_IsraelThe Far Eastern fire salamander (image: Wikipedia)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/israel2.jpgisrael2A restored section of the Upper Jordan River (Image: Christian Feld)2014-06-09T14:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/04/18/beavers-ecological-stress-and-river-restoration/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/398px-fish_pass.jpg398px-Fish_passFish pass on the River Otter in Devon - what is a natural ecosystem here? (Image: Wikipedia)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/vee_poole_-_zac48dek.jpgVee_poole_-_Začekhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tayside_beaver_mother_and_kit_june_5_2010_ray_scott.jpgTayside_Beaver_mother_and_kit_June_5,_2010_Ray_ScottMother and kit on Tayside (Image: Ray Scott)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/beaver_pho34.jpgBeaver_pho34Reflecting on restoration (Image: Per Harald Olsen)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/800px-beaver_dam.jpg800px-Beaver_damBeaver dam in Lithuania (Image: Wikipedia)2014-06-09T14:54:11+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/04/24/is-there-life-on-mars/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pia16239_2.jpgpia16239_2Artists impression of the Curiosity Rover. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systemshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/0808-mars-curiosity-gale-crater_full_600.jpg0808-Mars-Curiosity-gale-crater_full_600Curiosity Rover at Gale Crater. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASUhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pia17595-figa-unannotated1.jpgpia17595-figa-unannotated1Yellowknife Bay in the Gale Crater on Mars, where evidence of an ancient freshwater lake has been found. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASUhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/692127main_grotzinger-4-pia16159-full_full.jpg692127main_Grotzinger-4-pia16159-full_fullAlluvial fan in the Gale Crater - a sign of ancient flowing water. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU2014-06-09T14:52:43+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/05/02/can-an-ecosystem-service-approach-strengthen-river-conservation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image_preview.jpgimage_previewReflections on water in Europe. Image: Europa JRChttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/river-ribble.jpgriver-ribbleIndustrial River Ribble, Lancashire. Image: Blog Prestonhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image1.jpegimage[1]Hudson River, New York State. Image: RSJhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dreissena_polymorpha1.jpgDreissena_polymorpha1Zebra mussels. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image.jpegimageRiver Ribble, Lancashire. Image: RSJ2014-06-09T14:48:47+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/05/26/tree-of-rivers/2014-06-09T14:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/06/04/a-space-for-water-in-the-common-agricultural-policy/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/riparian_strip.jpgRiparian_stripRiparian zone close to Lake Erie, USA. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/geograph-3560257-by-glyn-baker.jpggeograph-3560257-by-Glyn-BakerPond in farmland, West Sussex. © Copyright Glyn Baker and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licencehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/geograph-3194800-by-hugh-venables.jpggeograph-3194800-by-Hugh-VenablesRiver Great Ouse in arable farmland. © Copyright Hugh Venables and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licencehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/geograph-2736106-by-philip-halling.jpggeograph-2736106-by-Philip-HallingBrook and farmland, Gloucestershire. © Copyright Philip Halling and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence2014-06-09T14:46:27+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/06/09/riparian-zones-and-freshwater-ecosystems-a-new-eu-science-policy-report/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cam-beck.jpgcam beckCam Beck tree planting for the 'Keeping Rivers Cool' project. Image: Ribble Rivers Trust2014-06-09T14:23:34+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/05/29/maps-in-action-the-european-fish-index/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/efi.pngEFICharacterisation of fish sampling sites in Europe using EFI+ source: http://atlas.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/brown_trout_salmo_trutta.jpgBrown_trout_Salmo_truttaBrown trout by T Knepp. Source Wikimedia Commons2014-06-02T08:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/05/30/maps-in-action-key-fw-biodiversity-areas-and-protected-area-network-planning/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/drc-marxan.pngDRC MArxanhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kba.pngKBAFreshwater biodiversity and protected areas in Africa: a gap analysis. Source:http://atlas.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/2014-06-02T08:51:28+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/05/28/biofresh-european-pond-database/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/staw_naturalny.jpgStaw_naturalnyA pond in Swarzynice, Poland. Image: Mohylek, Wikipedia2014-05-28T12:46:27+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/05/13/maps-in-action-freshwater-ecoregions-of-the-world/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/feow1.pngfeow1https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/confluence_of_the_iguazu_and_parana_rivers_puerto_iguazu_misiones_argentina_6th-_jan-_2011_-_flickr_-_phillipc.jpgConfluence_of_the_Iguazu_and_Parana_rivers,_Puerto_Iguazu,_Misiones,_Argentina,_6th._Jan._2011_-_Flickr_-_PhillipCConfluence of the Iguazu and Parana rivers. On the left is Paraguay, on the right Brazil, taken from Argentina Phillip Capper, Wikimedia Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/feow.pngFEOW2014-05-28T09:09:22+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/05/21/maps-in-action-situation-and-prioritisation-of-barriers-along-the-danube-and-its-tributaries-for-restoration-of-longitudinal-connectivity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/danube3.pngDanube3Prioritisation for restoration of barriers in the Danube river basinhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/danube2.pngDanube2Location of barries in the Danube river basinhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/danube-barries.pngDanube Barrieshttp://atlas.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fish-ladder-245601_640.jpgfish-ladder-245601_640Fish Ladder on the Danube. Source: http://pixabay.com/en/fish-ladder-munderkingen-danube-245601/2014-05-28T08:59:14+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/03/27/meet-the-mars-team-anne-lyche-solheim/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anne-lyche-solheim-prc3b8vetaking-longumvatnet-v-arendal.jpgAnne Lyche Solheim prøvetaking Longumvatnet v ArendalAnne taking samples from a Norwegian lake for the WISER project, 2009.2014-05-26T17:25:44+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/03/21/world-water-day-2014-energy-production-fragmentation-and-freshwater-ecosystems/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/13091838784_26ca8a4655_c.jpg13091838784_26ca8a4655_cImage credit: World Water Day 2014https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/13090896685_c5437db972_c.jpg13090896685_c5437db972_cImage credit: World Water Day 2014https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wwd_2014_logo_en.jpgWWD_2014_logo_EN2014-05-26T17:18:57+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/05/06/meet-the-mars-team-laurence-carvalho/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/italy-cycling.jpgitaly cyclingA day off work in Italy well spent! Image: L Carvalho.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cyanobacteria.jpgcyanobacteriaThe amazing world of algae: the cyanobacteria that gave our planet oxygen. Image: L Carvalho.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/water-polo.jpgwater poloWater Polo in Lake Balaton, Hungry at the Shallow Lakes conference 2002. Image: L Carvalho.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ispra.jpgispraWorking at the European Commission at Ispra, Italy also allowed for frequent “sampling” trips to Lago Maggiore... Image: L Carvalho https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mongolia.jpgmongoliaLake Sayinwusu, Badain Jaran Desert, Inner Mongolia. Fossil algae in sediment cores used to reconstruct climate variability in the region. The desert contains over 100 spring-fed lakes that lie between the dunes, some of which are fresh water while others are extremely saline. These lakes give the desert its name which is Mongolian for "mysterious lakes".  Image: L Carvalhohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/loch-leven.jpgloch levenLoch Leven, Scotland. Image: L Carvalhohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/swan-leven.jpgswan levenA swan taking off from Loch Leven, Scotland. Image: L Carvalho.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/carvalho.jpgcarvalho2014-05-26T17:12:05+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2014/02/21/the-first-mars-meeting-in-mallorca/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mars_ko17-februar-201420140217__ckf2907_mars_ko_214033.jpgMARS_KO17. Februar 201420140217__CKF2907_MARS_KO_214033https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mars_ko18-februar-201420140218__ckf3042_mars_ko_215102.jpgMARS_KO18. Februar 201420140218__CKF3042_MARS_KO_215102https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mars_ko17-februar-201420140217__ckf2877_mars_ko_213781.jpgMARS_KO17. Februar 201420140217__CKF2877_MARS_KO_213781https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mars_ko17-februar-201420140217__ckf2887_mars_ko_213872.jpgMARS_KO17. Februar 201420140217__CKF2887_MARS_KO_213872Project leader Daniel Hering presenting to the Mallorca meetinghttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mars_ko18-februar-201420140218__ckf3027_mars_ko_214951.jpgMARS_KO18. 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Source: Wikimedia Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/florida_softshell_turtle_apalone_ferox_at_lake_woodruff_-_flickr_-_andrea_westmoreland.jpgFlorida_Softshell_Turtle_(Apalone_ferox)_at_Lake_Woodruff_-_Flickr_-_Andrea_WestmorelandNot your average cuddly mascot - a Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox) at Lake Woodruff. © Andrea Westmoreland, Source: Wikimedia Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ambystoma_mexicanum_1.jpgAmbystoma_mexicanum_1The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), one of the top five contenders for world's ugliest animal. Author: Stan Shebs, Source: Wikimedia Commons 2013-09-20T09:13:51+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/09/16/structuring-the-biodiversity-informatics-community-the-recent-horizons-2013-conference/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/jepson_informatics-schematic.pngJepson_informatics schematic(c) P. Jepson Extended Vision of Biodiversity Informatics. Sept 2013https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo.jpgphotoDr Schmidt-Kloiber demonstrating the BioFresh Platform at BIH20132013-09-16T16:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/09/10/cabinet-of-curiosities-the-walking-catfish-clarias-batrachus/2013-09-10T09:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/08/29/proposed-oil-exploration-in-virungas-lake-edward-a-fishes-perspective/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kevin_smith_18944.jpgkevin_smith_18944https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fish-endemic-species.pngfish endemic speciesFigure 4. The number of freshwater fish species endemic to the immediate Lakes Edward and George basinhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/biobrowser-app.pngbiobrowser appFigure 2. Freshwater Biodiversity Browser, allows the user to identify what species are in the sub-catchment they are located in the field.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/biobrowser.pngbiobrowserFigure 1. IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Browser (African freshwater species so far), allows the user to identify what species (with information on Red List status, utilisation, threats etc) are in every sub-catchment across Africa.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fish-threatened-species.pngfish threatened speciesFigure 3. The number of threatened freshwater fish species in the immediate Lakes Edward and George basin2013-08-29T08:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/08/13/on-the-clock-new-technique-improves-precision-of-extinction-predictions-by-giving-a-timeframe/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/55231_orig.jpg55231_orighttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/robe_river_australia.jpgRobe_river_australia2013-08-13T20:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/07/26/meet-the-team-christian-feld/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/christian-feld2.jpgChristian Feld2https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/christian-feld.jpgChristian Feld2013-07-26T10:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/06/29/five-things-to-do-on-danube-day/2013-06-29T11:50:06+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/06/06/thought-to-be-extinct-frog-found-to-be-living-fossil/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hula-painted-frog-and-habitat.jpgHula painted frog and habitatFemale Hula painted frog (top left) and the typical habitat in the Hula reserve. Photo: Biten et al.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hula-painted-frog.jpghula painted frogThe elusive hula painted frog now turns out be a 'living fossil'. Photo: Frank Glaw.2013-06-06T14:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/06/04/new-campaign-to-shed-light-into-the-hidden-world-of-microbial-life-in-our-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sampling_wytham.jpgsampling_wythamRiver sampling in action.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lab.jpeglabKatja Lehmann in the lab at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sampling_boxford.jpegsampling_boxfordA sampling site in Oxford.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/communities.jpgcommunitieshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rsd-logo-copy.jpgRSD logo copy2013-06-06T12:28:34+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/05/22/leading-conservationist-calls-for-freshwater-advocacy-group-2/2013-05-22T19:24:53+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/05/21/the-big-challenges-for-freshwater-biodiversity-conservation/2013-05-22T14:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/05/16/world-biodiversity-day-2013-opportunity-to-raise-awareness-of-freshwater-biodiversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/idb-2013-logo-en.jpgPrint2013-05-21T23:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/05/20/meet-the-biofresh-team-will-darwall/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/opthalmotilapia_lake_t.jpgopthalmotilapia_Lake_tOphthalmotilapia ventralis, a type of freshwater fish only found in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, and member of the cichlid family.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/grey_heron_alligator_anhinga_trail.jpgGrey_Heron_Alligator_Anhinga_TrailHeron eying an alligator in the Forida Evergladeshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/darwin-mekong-ea-020.jpgDarwin Mekong EA 020Will on a biodiversity survey on the Mekong - a river where the fish are only really seen by fishermen as the waters are so turbid.2013-05-20T12:10:22+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/05/07/meet-the-team-nicolas-bailly/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/screenshot-2013-05-07-at-16-18-31.pngScreenshot 2013-05-07 at 16.18.31Killifish. Photo: Hristo Hristov.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/arapaima.jpgarapaimaArapaima sp. from Guyana. Image: D.J. Stewart. https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4760.jpgIMG_47602013-05-13T16:10:44+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/10/29/spineless-the-plight-of-freshwater-invertebrates-a-serious-cause-for-concern/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/rams-horn-snail.jpgRam's horn snailTwo ram's horn snails (Planorbella trivolvis). Photo: Wikimedia commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/apple-snail.jpgApple snailhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dragonfly.jpgAzure DamselflyAzure damselfly. Photo under Creative Commons Licence.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tasmanian-giant-freshwater-crayfish.jpgTasmanian giant freshwater crayfishThe Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish is the largest freshwater invertebrate in the world. This endangered crayfish lives in the waters of Tasmania's streams and rivers and faces threats from illegal fishing, land clearing and forestry. Photo: The Australian2013-05-07T11:47:54+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/01/04/amphibians-best-surrogates-for-freshwater-conservation-planning/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/golden-tree-frog.jpgGolden Tree FrogGolden Tree Frog. Photo: Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/freshwater-pond-with-lilypads.jpgFreshwater pond with lilypadsPhoto: WWF/TNC2013-05-07T11:44:17+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/04/30/a-conversation-with-klement-tockner-leader-of-the-biofresh-project/2013-04-30T14:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/04/22/meet-the-biofresh-team-szabolcs-lengyel/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/03_longtailedmayflies.jpg03_LongTailedMayfliesLong-tailed mayflieshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/01_sl_walkinginthefield.jpg01_SL_WalkingInTheFieldSzabolcs Lengyelhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/02_mayflyswarming.jpg02_MayflySwarmingMayflies swarminghttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/04_alkalilake.jpg04_AlkaliLake2013-04-22T13:25:43+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/04/19/bridging-the-gap-collaboration-and-cooperation-crucial-for-connecting-freshwater-science-and-policy/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9704.jpgIMG_9704Science-policy interface workshop presentation https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/schloss-machern.jpgschloss-machernSchloss Machern, location of the 4th annual BioFresh meetinghttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9705.jpgIMG_9705Hard at work at the BioFresh annual meeting2013-04-19T13:36:01+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/04/17/building-the-global-freshwater-biodiversity-atlas/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9693.jpgIMG_9693The editorial board of the Global Freshwater Atlas2013-04-18T09:35:07+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/04/16/where-is-the-biofresh-project-at-the-annual-biofresh-meeting-kicks-off-in-leipzig/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9686.jpgIMG_9686Paul Jepson and Klement Tockner in discussionhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9678.jpgIMG_9678https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9673.jpgIMG_9673Opening session of the 4th Annual BioFresh Meetinghttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/biodiversity-matrix.pngbiodiversity-matrixConceptual overview of the BioMatrix database2013-04-16T08:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/03/15/freshwater-species-given-protection-at-international-summit/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/siamese-crocodile-vietnam.jpgSiamese Crocodile VietnamSiamese Crocodile Vietnam is one of the rarest crocodiles in the worldhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ryukyu_turtle_web_taku_sakoda.jpgryukyu_turtle_web_taku_sakodaThe Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle is a National Treasure of Japan.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sawfish.jpgSawfishPrized for its fins and unique saw. https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/roti-island-snake-necked-turtle.jpgRoti Island snake-necked turtleThe critically endangered Roti Island snake-necked turtle is highly desirable in the exotic pet market, fetching €2,000 for one animal.2013-04-15T07:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/04/08/biofresh-newsletter-out-now/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/biofresh-newsletter-logo.pngBioFresh newsletter logohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/biofresh-logo.pngBioFresh logo2013-04-15T07:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/04/11/biofresh-goes-political-at-its-4th-annual-meeting/2013-04-15T07:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/04/02/new-species-of-fish-discovered-in-india/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/caudal-peduncle.gifCaudal peduncleCaudal pedunclehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/western-ghats.jpgWestern GhatsWestern Ghats. Photo: UNESCOhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/balitora-jalpalli.jpgBalitora jalpalli2013-04-02T19:36:40+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/03/22/world-water-day-2013-water-as-a-medium-for-life/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/diatoms.jpgDiatomsA myriad of microscopic diatoms. Photo: Creative Commons.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/leafpack-in-the-cuisance-river-france_nc3bariabonada.jpgleafpack-in-the-cuisance-river-france_nc3bariabonadaLeafpack in the Cuisance river, France. Photo: Nuria Bonada2013-03-22T19:40:53+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/08/27/trouble-in-paradise-the-untold-story-of-the-oasis-biodiversity-crisis/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/oasis-in-tunisia.jpegOasis in TunisiaDesert Oasis in Tunisia. Photo Courtesy: Wikimedia Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/desert-oasis1.jpegDesert OasisHuacachina Oasis, Peruhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/desert-oasis-commons.pngDesert Oasis (commons)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/oasis_in_libya.jpegOasis_in_LibyaDesert Oasis in Libya. Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons2013-03-04T19:03:23+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/02/22/progress-towards-a-global-freshwater-biodiversity-atlas/2013-02-22T14:13:38+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/02/17/drugs-used-for-anxiety-making-fish-angry/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/piles-of-pills.jpgPiles of pillsPhoto: Creative commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/european-perch.jpgEuropean PerchEuropean Perch (Perca fluviatilis). Photo: Wikimedia commons2013-02-17T16:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2013/02/12/new-intergovernmental-biodiveristy-platform-kicks-off/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ipbes-meeting.jpgIPBES meetinghttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ipbes_1st-session.jpgIPBES_1st sessionhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ipbes_new_banner.jpgipbes_new_banner2013-02-14T18:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/08/02/special-feature-amphibians/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/800px-salamandra_atra-01-kaernten-2008-thomas_huntke.jpg800px-Salamandra_atra-01-Kaernten-2008-Thomas_HuntkeIf you are hiking in the Alps this summer and it rains, be sure to look out for the Alpine Salamander. Image: Thomas Huntke, Germany, Wikimedia Commons2013-01-04T02:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/12/18/our-newest-cabinet-of-freshwater-curiosities-entry-and-its-a-crab/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/liberian-tree-hole-crab.jpgLiberian tree-hole crab2012-12-18T10:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/12/04/the-politics-of-freshwater-science-why-the-closure-of-canadas-experimental-lakes-area-matters-to-us-all/2012-12-04T11:56:23+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/11/24/a-dam-controversy-laos-dam-project-poses-threat-to-mekong-ecosystem-and-communities/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/floating-market.jpgFloating markethttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mekong-giant-catfish.jpgMekong giant catfishMekong giant catfish. https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/xayaburi-dam-construction-site.jpgXayaburi dam construction sitehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mekong-river.jpgMekong RiverThe Mekong river. Photo: WWF/Adam Cathro2012-11-24T07:13:55+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/11/13/freshwater-biodiversity-in-indo-burma/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tonle-sap-meets-the-mekong-river.pngTonle Sap meets the Mekong riverThe clear waters of Tonle Sap meet the mirky waters of the Mekong River at Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: Zeb Hogan.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/map-of-indoburma-project-area.jpgMap of indoburma project areaMap of the Indo-Burma Project Assessment Area. Source: IUCNhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/morning-fishing-fleet-on-the-mekong.jpgMorning fishing fleet on the MekongFishing fleet on the Mekong river at sunrise. Photo: Zeb Hogan.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fisherman-on-inle-lake1.pngFisherman on Inle LakeFisherman on Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma). Photo: Shannon Holmanhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fisherman-on-inle-lake.pngFisherman on Inle LakeFisherman on Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma). Photo: Shannon Holman2012-11-13T23:02:17+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/10/22/worlds-largest-salmon-face-extinction/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sakhalin-taimen-in-japan.jpegSakhalin taimen in JapanSakhalin taimen in Hokkaido, Japan. Photo: Wild Salmon Centrehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/siberian-taimen-in-mongolia.jpegSiberian taimen in Mongoliahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/siberian-taimen.jpegSiberian taimenA Siberian taimen in Russia. Photo: IUCN/Misha Skopetshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sakhalin-taimen-e1350880967389.jpegSakhalin taimenSakhalin taimen. This particular species of taimen featured in the IUCN list of the 100 most threatened species. https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/range-of-5-species-of-taimen.jpegRange of 5 species of taimen2012-10-22T05:18:24+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/10/15/blog-action-day-2012-using-the-power-of-we-to-assess-freshwater-biodiversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/water-strider.jpegWater StriderA water strider is able to walk on the surface of the water with ease by spreading it's already light body weight. Photo: National Geographic/John Moran.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/freshwater-stream-with-lilypads.jpegFreshwater stream with lilypadsPhoto: WWF/Michel Roggohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/blog-action-day.jpegBlog-action-day2012-10-21T12:28:10+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/10/09/the-future-of-amphibian-conservation-an-interview-with-the-amphibian-survival-alliance/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/red-and-black-frog.jpegRed and Black FrogPhoto: Photowitchhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/amphibians.jpegAmphibiansPhoto: Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/asa-logo.jpgASA logo2012-10-09T09:24:03+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/10/04/mismatch-between-protected-areas-and-freshwater-biodiversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mozambique-tilapia.jpgMozambique tilapiaMozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). Native to southern Africa, this fish has become an invasive species in many parts of the world. Photo: Creative Commons.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tekeze-dam-ethiopia.jpgTekeze Dam EthiopiaThe controversial Tekeze dam in Ethiopia. Photo: Wikimedia commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/fisherman-on-the-river-congo.jpgFisherman on the River CongoFishermen on the River Congo2012-10-09T04:34:54+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/10/01/amphibians-at-jeju-the-amphibian-survival-alliances-take-on-the-iucn-congress/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/asa-logo-vertical.jpgASA logo - verticalhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/red-eyed-tree-frog.jpgRed-eyed Tree frogRed-eyed Tree Frog. Photo: Creative Commons2012-10-01T05:57:48+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/09/24/water-security-challenges-the-gap-between-science-and-policy/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chemical-pollution-in-yangtze-river.jpegChemical pollution in Yangtze RiverChemical pollution in the Yangtze river, China. Pollution is a major threat to water security and biodiversity. Photo: Lu Guang/Greenpeace.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/horn-of-africa-drought.jpegPeople are seen near water containers in BarmilThe worst drought in 60 years in East Africa triggered the first famine of the 21st century affecting over 10 million people. Photo: Reuters/Red Crosshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/drop-of-water.jpegDrop of waterPhoto: Creative Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/water-security-publications.jpegWater security publicationsNumber of water security-related publications in the last 20 years. Source: Bakker 2012.2012-09-24T08:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/09/21/reflections-on-a-successful-uk-freshwater-biodiversity-science-policy-meeting/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ucl-meet-1.jpgUCL meet 1https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ucl-meet-2.jpgUCL meet 22012-09-22T21:28:16+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/09/17/freshwater-biodiversity-in-the-uk-a-meeting-on-the-status-threats-and-conservation-concerns/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lokia-erythromelas-dragonfly.jpegLokia Erythromelas - DragonflyLokia Erythromelas. Photo: Klaas-Douwe Dijkstrahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/white-clawed-crayfish.jpegWhite clawed-crayfishWhite-clawed crayfish, the only native crayfish in the UK. Photo: Environment Agencyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lily-pond.jpegLily pondPhoto: Creative Commons2012-09-17T10:43:14+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/09/16/how-did-freshwater-biodiversity-fare-at-the-iucn-congress/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/irrawaddy-dolphin-in-the-mekong1.jpegIrrawaddy dolphin in the Mekong"Hellooooo!" An irrawaddy dolphin in the mekong river, one of the rarest dolphins in the world. Photo: WWF.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/watershed_malawi1.jpegwatershed_malawiLake Niassa, Malawi, is one of the richest freshwater ecosystems in the world. It reportedly has more species of fish than those of any other body of freshwater on Earth.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/members-assembly1.jpegMember's AssemblyMember's Assembly at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Photo: IUCN.2012-09-17T03:10:09+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/09/11/why-bother-saving-nature/2012-09-13T23:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/09/10/day-4-at-the-iucn-congress-sharing-natures-benefits-for-all/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-siwa-oasis.jpegThe Siwa OasisThe Siwa Oasis, Egypt. Photo courtesy of IUCN.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/freshwater-ecosystem-north-africa.jpegFreshwater ecosystem - North AfricaTypical freshwater ecosystem in Northern Africa. Photo courtesy of IUCN.2012-09-12T00:19:29+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/09/10/is-a-green-economy-possible-balancing-ecosystem-protection-with-economic-growth/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wetland.jpegWetlandWetland Ecosystem. Photo Courtesy of IUCN.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/red-list-of-ecosystems.jpegRed List of EcosystemsBanner: 'The Red List of Ecosystems'. Photo courtesy of IUCNhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/groper-fish.jpegGroper FishGrouper Fish. Courtesy of IUCN2012-09-10T03:05:07+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/08/15/regulating-trade-may-hold-key-to-stopping-spread-of-deadly-amphibian-disease/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/frogs-legs.jpegFrogs' LegsFrogs' legs. Photo under Creative Commons license.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/north-american-bullfrog.jpegNorth American BullfrogNorth American Bullfrog. Photo under Creative Commons license.2012-09-09T02:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/09/04/going-through-the-motions-freshwater-biodiversity-at-the-iucn-world-congress/2012-09-09T02:20:01+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/09/05/the-biofresh-booth-representing-freshwater-biodiversity-at-jeju/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/biofresh-data-poster1.jpgBioFresh Data PosterBioFresh data poster as presented at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congresshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/biofresh-data-poster.jpgBioFresh Data PosterBioFresh data poster as presented at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress2012-09-09T02:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/09/07/action-packed-start-to-the-iucn-congress/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mayor-of-gangjeong.jpegMayor of GangjeongMayor of Gangjeong, the village threatened by naval base development, address crowd at the 2012 IUCN congress. 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Photo: Claudia Peters2012-09-09T01:22:04+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/07/24/the-biodiversity-matrix-a-database-of-contemporary-distributions-and-drivers-of-freshwater-biodiversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/biodiversity-matrix.pngBiodiversity MatrixConceptual overview of the BioMatrix database2012-07-24T09:08:52+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/07/17/panoramic-freshwater-photographer-paul-stewarts-first-solo-exhibtion-opens-in-france/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ramsar_hasy_promo_008web1.jpegramsar_hasy_promo_008webhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/stp_016_biofresh1.jpgstp_016_biofreshhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ramsar_hasy_promo_008web.jpegramsar_hasy_promo_008webhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/stp_016_biofresh.jpgstp_016_biofresh2012-07-17T11:53:16+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/07/13/reflections-on-rio20-implications-for-freshwater-biodiversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2048px-rio20_demonstration_freedom_to_polute2.jpg2048px-Rio+20_demonstration_freedom_to_polutePhoto Credit: Aliencrow, 21 June 2012, Wikimedia Commonshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2048px-rio20_demonstration_freedom_to_polute1.jpg2048px-Rio+20_demonstration_freedom_to_polutehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/datapublishingimage1.pngDataPublishingImage1https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2048px-rio20_demonstration_freedom_to_polute.jpg2048px-Rio+20_demonstration_freedom_to_polutePhoto credit: Aliencrow, 21 June 2012, Wikimedia commons2012-07-13T10:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/06/26/freshwater-journals-unite-to-boost-primary-biodiversity-data-publication/2012-06-26T08:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/06/21/climate-change-induced-changes-in-fish-populations-due-to-differences-in-species-composition-among-nested-assemblages-new-biofresh-study/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1024px-tarn_river_france1.jpg1024px-Tarn_River_(France)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1024px-tarn_river_france.jpg1024px-Tarn_River_(France)2012-06-21T08:33:51+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/06/19/the-arrival-of-data-journals-an-interview-with-lyubomir-penev-of-pensoft-publishers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/zookeys.jpgZooKeys2012-06-19T09:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/06/11/the-effect-of-dams-on-fish-biodiversity-a-global-view/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/800px-jumping_salmon.jpg800px-Jumping_SalmonA salmon jumping up a waterfall in Canada. Diadramous fish species often face mortality or reproductive failure when their migratory route is obstructed by dams. Image: Jerome Charaoui.2012-06-11T11:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/05/22/arapaima-another-reason-to-be-concerned-about-the-brazilian-forestry-bill/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/arapaima.jpgArapaima sp. from Guyana. Image: D.J. Stewart2012-05-22T11:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/05/14/latest-research-underlines-the-impact-of-three-major-threats-to-all-amphibian-species/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/800px-ecnomiohyla_rabborum_21.jpgEcnomiohyla rabborumAn adult male Ecnomiohyla rabborum, a species ravaged by chytridiomycosis in its native habitat. https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/800px-ecnomiohyla_rabborum_2.jpgEcnomiohyla rabborum An adult male Ecnomiohyla rabborum, a species ravaged by chytridiomycosis in its native habitat. Photo by Brian Gratwicke2012-05-14T09:44:45+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/05/11/two-freshwater-conservationists-win-a-prestigious-whitley-award-for-conservation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jfp_79031.jpgJFP_7903https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jfp_7917.jpgJFP_7917https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jfp_7903.jpgJFP_7903[caption id="attachment_1566" align="alignright" width="128"]<img src="https://biofreshblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/jfp_78471.jpg" alt="" title="JFP_7847" width="128" height="85" class="size-full wp-image-1566" /> Ir Budiono addresses the audience at The Whitley Awards before receiving his award from HRH The Princess Royal at the Royal Geographical Society, May 9th 2012 (Photo: James Finlay)[/caption]https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/3_kreb_pesut1_sept10.jpg3_Kreb_Pesut1_Sept10https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jfp_78471.jpgJFP_7847Ir Budiono addresses the audience at The Whitley Awards before receiving his award from HRH The Princess Royal at the Royal Geographical Society, May 9th 2012 (Photo: James Finlay)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jfp_7847.jpgJFP_7847Ir Budiono addresses the audience at The Whitley Awards before receiving his award from HRH The Princess Royal at the Royal Geographical Society, May 9th 2012 (Photo: James Finlay)2012-05-11T12:22:17+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/05/04/considering-vulnerability-with-relation-to-freshwater-biodiversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/vulnerability-diagram.jpgVulnerability diagram2012-05-04T16:49:32+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/05/02/klement-tockner-summarises-the-2012-biofresh-project-meeting-held-in-oxford/2012-05-02T09:29:01+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/04/16/meet-the-biofresh-team-klement-tockner/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/klement-tockner.pngKlement Tocknerhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sampling-and-african-river1.pngSampling and African riverhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sampling-and-african-river.pngSampling and African river2012-04-16T10:07:32+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/03/26/4th-biofresh-newsletter-annual-meeting-in-oxford/2012-03-26T08:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/03/19/water-lives-new-biofresh-animation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/diatom-2.jpgdiatom 2https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/diatom-screengrab.jpgdiatom screengrab2012-03-20T14:30:14+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/03/14/international-day-of-action-for-rivers/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/4464710685_37db686864_o.jpg4464710685_37db686864_oKayaks on the Tâmega River. Image: International Day of Action for Rivers2012-03-14T15:24:55+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/02/29/water-the-solvable-crisis/2012-02-29T16:17:38+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/02/23/planning-for-change-the-origin-distribution-and-conservation-of-endemic-fish-species/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/achondrostoma.jpgachondrostoma2012-02-23T11:06:38+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/02/16/coming-soon-the-new-biofresh-animation-water-lives/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/diatom3.jpgdiatom3https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/diatom-2.jpgdiatom 2Screenshot from 'Water Lives...' animation (2012)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/diatom-screengrab.jpgdiatom screengrabAnimated diatoms in the forthcoming BioFresh animation "Water Lives"2012-02-16T15:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/02/15/new-biofresh-publication-monitoring-the-global-reshuffling-of-species-distributions/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sweden3_nbonada.jpgSweden3_NBONADAA Swedish freshwater landscape. Monitoring species distributions across a landscape at different levels of diversity remains a focus of much research. Image: Nuria Bonada2012-02-15T14:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/02/14/conservation-policies-provide-inadequate-protection-for-freshwater-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fisherman_on_lake_tanganyika.jpgFisherman_on_Lake_TanganyikaFisherman on Lake Tanganyika. The number of known threatened species in the African Great Lakes increased 45-96% based on the findings of this study. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/774px-view_from_cairo_tower_31march2007.jpg774px-View_from_Cairo_Tower_31march2007The River Nile in Cairo. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/800px-limpopo.jpg800px-LimpopoLimpopo River, Mozambique. Image: Wikipedia2012-02-14T15:57:52+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/02/06/new-study-reveals-europes-rivers-under-pressure/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/catalonia1_nbonada.jpgCatalonia1_NBONADACatalonian mountain stream. Image: Nuria Bonada2012-02-06T11:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/01/30/meet-the-biofresh-team-thierry-oberdorff/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/picture-3.jpgPicture 3Image: Thierry Oberdorffhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/picture-1.jpgPicture 1Image: Thierry Oberdorffhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/picture-2.jpgPicture 22012-01-30T16:02:46+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2012/01/25/whats-in-a-name-does-the-data-publication-metaphor-work-for-primary-biodiversity-data/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/chile1_nbonada.jpgChile1_NBONADALooking for a solution: a flamingo in Chile. Image: Nuria Bonada2012-01-30T10:18:36+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/11/23/dr-congo-and-south-africa-sign-pact-to-implement-40000-mw-grand-inga-dam/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dscn0043_inga.jpgRapids near the Inga Dam on the Congo RiverRapids near the Inga Dam on the Congo River. Image courtesy of R. Schellyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bart_wursten-nymphaea_lotus.jpgBart_Wursten-Nymphaea_lotusNymphaea Lotus Lily on the Congo river, from Aaike De Wever's article. Image: Bart Wurstenhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/inga04.jpgICurrent hydroelectric development on the Inga Falls. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/072409_1619_10largestwa2.jpg072409_1619_10LargestWa2Inga Falls, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image: Listophobia2012-01-17T13:18:58+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/12/19/biofresh-partners-write-the-new-iucn-red-list-of-endangered-freshwater-fish/2011-12-19T14:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/12/12/should-wildlife-films-contribute-to-the-conservation-of-the-environments-they-film/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/400px-paradisaea_apoda_-bali_bird_park-7.jpg400px-Paradisaea_apoda_-Bali_Bird_Park-7The Bird of Paradise: a favourite subject for wildlife filmmakers (Image: Wikipedia)2011-12-15T15:46:50+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/12/15/seasons-greetings-a-christmas-card-puzzle/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/xmas-data.pngxmas dataImage: Pilot Visualisation of an Environmental Network, by T. Turnbull, Oxford, Dec 2011. 2011-12-15T10:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/12/14/going-with-the-flow-the-need-for-more-holistic-data-led-freshwater-policy/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/leafpack-in-the-cuisance-river-france_nc3bariabonada.jpgLeafpack in the Cuisance River (France)_NúriaBonadaLeafpack in the Cuisance River (France). Image: Núria Bonada2011-12-14T15:28:45+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/12/05/dna-barcoding-a-new-master-key-for-identifying-species/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/h4030510-crick_s_original_dna_sketch-spl.jpgCrick's original DNA sketch2011-12-05T15:19:44+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/11/30/two-new-biofresh-publications-homogenisation-of-fish-populations-and-the-effect-of-bridges-on-mayflies/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mn-asian_carp_fe_0500944767.jpgmn-Asian_Carp_Fe_0500944767Invasive Asian carp jump in the Illinois River, USA Credit: Nerissa Michaels / Illinois River Biological Station2011-12-02T13:58:16+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/11/17/ipbes-a-frog-in-a-well/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/oophaga_lehmanni.jpgOophaga_lehmanniLehmann's poison frog (Dendrobates lehmanni), a toxic amphibian native to the Comolmbian amazon, similarly at risk from the potential impacts of climate changehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hyla_punctata.jpgHyla_punctatahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/masthead_14339.jpgmasthead_143392011-11-17T10:19:25+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/11/15/integrating-freshwater-ecology-and-biodiversity-conservation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lake-level.jpglake levelhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fig2.jpgfig2The effect of toxic pollution at different scales in a freshwater environmenthttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fig1.jpgfig1Biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems is in an interconnected hierarchy2011-11-15T11:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/11/10/explosive-dam-removal-promotes-salmon-migration/2011-11-10T13:35:26+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/11/03/ghosts-of-gone-birds/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ghosts-poster.jpgGhosts-poster2011-11-03T10:13:26+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/10/31/meet-the-biofresh-team-daniel-hering/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ude_daniel_hering.jpgude_daniel_heringhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rote-wehe-biberdamm.jpgRote Wehe BiberdammBeaver dam in a small mountain stream in Western Germany. Image: D Heringhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tagliamento.jpgtagliamentoTagliamento River in North-East Italy showing impressive riparian zones. Image: D Hering2011-10-31T13:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/10/28/new-biofresh-newsletter-published/2011-10-31T09:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/10/26/the-master-without-a-masters-johannes-schoffmann/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/salmo-coruhensis-eastern-anatolia.jpgSalmo coruhensis, Eastern AnatoliaSalmo coruhensis, Eastern Anatoliahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/profession.jpgprofessionJohannes at work in the bakery...https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photographing-a-native-trout-from-eastern-anatolia.jpgphotographing-a-native-trout-from-eastern-anatoliaPhotographing a native trout from eastern Anatoliahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/johannes-sample-trout-collecting-method.jpgJohannes' sample (trout) collecting methodJohannes' trout collecting methodhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/obsession-johannes-after-catching-a-native-trout-in-eastern-anatolia.jpgobsession (Johannes after catching a native trout in eastern Anatolia)Obsession: Johannes after catching a native trout in eastern Anatolia2011-10-26T09:06:40+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/10/19/biofresh-publication-understanding-the-distribution-and-richness-of-global-freshwater-fish-populations/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ombres.jpgOmbresA pair of grayling (Thymallus thymallus) in a sunny river pool. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/browntrout050.jpgBrowntrout050A brown trout (Salmo trutta) camoflaged against the river bed. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/riverspeciesrichness.jpgRIVERSPECIESRICHNESS2011-10-19T11:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/10/13/blog-action-day-2011-freshwater-ecosystems-and-sustainable-food/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/anguilla_anguilla.jpgAnguilla_anguillaThe European eel, a prized freshwater food fish. A recent Zoological Society of London study suggested that eel populations in the English River Thames have dropped 98% in the last 5 years, partly due to overfishing.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/salmon_farming.jpgSalmon_farmingSalmon farming in British Columbia. Image courtesy of the BC Salmon Farmers Associationhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/giant-gourami-arp.jpgGiant.gourami.arpGiant gourami, a species popular for aquaculture in Thailand. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/800px-fish-farms-vietnam.jpg800px-Fish-farms-vietnamHouseboat fishfarms in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Image: Bill Bradleyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blog-action-day-food-500x250.gifblog-action-day-food-500x2502011-10-13T13:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/10/10/polar-explorers-natives-and-invasives-in-antarctica/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4542996754_ac70a4152c_b.jpg4542996754_ac70a4152c_bThe Commonwealth Glacier (Image: Eli Duke flickr.com/photos/elisfanclub)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4542358545_181599def0_b.jpg4542358545_181599def0_bLake Fryxell (Image: Eli Duke flickr.com/photos/elisfanclub)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/800px-amundsen-scott_marsstation_ray_h_edit.jpg800px-Amundsen-Scott_marsstation_ray_h_editThe Aurora australis above the Amundsen-Scott station. Increased development of the continent is leading to increased fears over the introduction of non-native species. (Image: Wikipedia)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/800px-fryxellsee_opt.jpg800px-Fryxellsee_OptBlue ice on Lake Fryxell, Antarctica (Image: Wikipedia)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/751px-amundsenscottsuedpolstation.jpg751px-AmundsenScottSuedpolStationThe Amundsen Scott South Pole Station (Image: Wikipedia)2011-10-10T14:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/09/05/special-feature-making-freshwater-biodiversity-data-open-and-accessible/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1260498.jpgP12604982011-10-03T15:00:08+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/10/03/building-the-biofresh-freshwater-biodiversity-database/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/800px-img_0071_-_england_london.jpg800px-IMG_0071_-_England,_LondonThe River Thames in London, a river that has seen a remarkable rise in freshwater biodiversity in recent years thanks to conservation efforts. Image: Wikipedia2011-10-03T14:58:05+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/01/19/a-smart-future-for-conservation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/galazy-zoo.jpggalazy zooClassifying galaxies in Galaxy Zoo (image: galaxyzoo.org)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ispot-ids.jpgispot idsiSpot online identification process (image: ispot.org)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/smartphone.jpgsmartphoneBirdGuides smartphone app (image: birdguides.com)2011-09-29T14:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/09/29/requesting-data-and-dealing-with-complex-intellectual-property-rights-issues/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/800px-mont_pelat_2.jpg800px-Mont_Pelat_2Lac d'Allos, France. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bouzigues_etang.jpgBouzigues_etangEtang de Thau, France. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sunset_starnberger_see.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERALake Starnberger, Germany. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lilla_fargen-1.jpgSkog och vattenLilla Fargen, Sweden. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1010001-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAButtermere, one of England's most pristine lakes. Photo courtesy of Jo-Anne Pitt2011-09-29T12:36:59+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/09/26/the-miracle-water-village-an-inspiring-tale-of-sustainable-water-management/2011-09-26T13:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/09/20/working-with-intercalibration-datasets/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/wasdale_from_wastwater_1.jpgWastwater, one of England's most pristine lakesWastwater, one of England's most pristine lakes and typical of those assessed by the Northern Lakes Geographical Intercalibration Grouphttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/soca-river.jpgThe Soča river, SloveniaThe Soča river, one of the many alpine rivers included in the Alpine Geographical Intercalibration Group 2011-09-26T10:51:17+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/09/05/special-data-feature-obtaining-information-on-freshwater-databases/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1260499.jpgP1260499https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1260423.jpgP1260423A mountain goat at the BioFresh Montserrat meeting2011-09-05T11:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/09/01/meet-the-biofresh-team-nuria-bonada/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sampling-trichoptera-in-the-pyrenees_albertarean.jpgSampling Trichoptera in the Pyrenees_AlbertAreanSampling Trichoptera in the Pyrenees. Image: Albert Areanhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/leafpack-in-the-cuisance-river-france_nc3bariabonada.jpgLeafpack in the Cuisance River (France)_NúriaBonadaLeafpack in the Cuisance River (France) Image: Núria Bonadahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nbonada_very-young.jpgNBONADA_very youngA very young Nuria!https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/talassemtane-national-park-morocco_nc3bariabonada.jpgTalassemtane National Park (Morocco)_NúriaBonadaTalassemtane National Park (Morocco) Image: Núria Bonadahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/another-river-in-the-rif-region-morocco_nc3bariabonada.jpgAnother river in the Rif region (Morocco)_NúriaBonadaAnother river in the Rif region (Morocco). Image: Núria Bonadahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/a-river-in-the-rif-region-morocco_nc3bariabonada.jpgA river in the Rif region (Morocco)_NúriaBonadaScientists make excellent photographers! A river in the Rif region (Morocco) by BioFresh scientist Núria Bonadahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nbonada.pngNBONADA2011-09-01T10:50:06+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/08/04/the-biofresh-blog-takes-a-holiday/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/800px-ammersee_autumn.jpg800px-Ammersee_AutumnLake Ammersee, Germany. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/800px-lagobrunate.jpg800px-LagoBrunateLake Como, Italy. Image: Wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/800px-looking_out_over_windermere_lake.jpg800px-Looking_out_over_windermere_lakeLake Windermere, UK. Image: Wikipedia2011-08-04T13:34:58+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/08/01/meet-the-biofresh-team-aaike-de-wever/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/zwliemba8.jpgZWLiemba8Liemba ferry on Lake Tanganyika. Image: A De Weverhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/zwliemba6.jpgZWLiemba6Liemba ferry on Lake Tanganyika. Image: A De Weverhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/icondirect-php.jpgicondirect.phphttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2ujiji.jpg2UjijiLake Tanganyika near Ujiji, Tanzania. Image: A De Weverhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1ujiji.jpg1UjijiLake Tanganyika near Ujiji, Tanzania. Image: A De Wever2011-08-01T10:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/07/25/meet-the-biofresh-team-paul-jepson/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/paul-1.jpgpaul 1Birdwatching. Image: P Jepsonhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/paul-3.jpgpaul 3https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/paul-2.jpgpaul 2https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/pjepson.pngpjepson2011-07-28T15:00:37+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/07/28/biofresh-press-kit-launched/2011-07-28T13:45:46+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/07/20/wwf-garden-highlights-freshwater-conservation-at-hampton-court/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/wwf-1.jpgWWF-1WWF Chalk Stream Gardenhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/rl__a_line_made_by_walking_1967.jpgrl__a_line_made_by_walking_1967Richard Long's A Line Made by Walking. Image: www.nationalgalleries.orghttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/spiral_jetty_wisps.jpgspiral_jetty_wispsRobert Smithson's Spiral Jetty. Image: George Steinmetz September 20022011-07-21T09:04:39+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/07/15/meet-the-biofresh-team-sonja-stendera/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lake-in-fall.jpgLake in fallLake in autumn. Image: S Stenderahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lake-erken.jpgLake ErkenLake Erken. Image: S Stenderahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sampling-in-a-swedish-upland-stream.jpgsampling in a swedish upland streamSampling in a Swedish upland stream. Image: S Stenderahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lake-vendel.jpgLake VendelA beautiful photograph of Lake Vendel, Sweden by BioFresh scientist Sonia Stenderahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/large_sonja-stendera.jpglarge_sonja.stendera2011-07-15T11:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/07/12/searching-for-an-elusive-idea-ipbes-and-loch-ness/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lake.jpglakeLoch Ness, image: R St John2011-07-12T15:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/06/20/wild-swimming-in-europe-freshwater-matters/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lake.jpglakeLoch Ness, Scotland: for the adventurous wild swimmer (photo R St.John)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/wild-swimming-river.jpgwild-swimming-riverWild Swimming: from http://www.outdoor-sport-leisure.net/wild-swimming.htm (Kate Rew / Wild Swim)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/eu-water-swimming.jpgEU water swimming2011-07-12T09:53:49+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/07/07/meet-the-biofresh-team-astrid-schmidt-kloiber/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/trich_larvae.pngtrich_larvaeTrichoptera larvae, (c) W. Grafhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/trichoptera.pngtrichopteratrichoptera, (c) W.Graf/A. Schmidt-Kloiberhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jhomolhari.gifJhomolhariJhomolhari.gif, (c) A. Schmidt-Kloiberhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/punakhadzong.gifPunakhaDzongPunakhaDzong.gif, (c) A. Schmidt-Kloiberhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ask_sw.gifask_sw2011-07-08T11:32:31+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/07/04/freshwater-biodiversity-in-the-congo-basin/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jos_kielgast-frog3.jpgJos_Kielgast-frog3Image: Jos Kielgasthttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jos_kielgast-frog2.jpgJos_Kielgast-frog2Image: Jos Kielgasthttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jos_kielgast-frog1.jpgJos_Kielgast-frog1Image: Jos Kielgasthttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/klaas-douwe_dijkstra-lokia_erythromelas.jpgKlaas-Douwe_Dijkstra-Lokia_erythromelasImage: Lokia erythromelas - Klaas-Douwe Dijkstrahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/christine_cocquyt-achnanthes.jpgChristine_Cocquyt-AchnanthesImage: Scanning electron microscope photograph of a diatom species belonging to the genus Achnantes: National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Christine Cocquyt & Myriam de Haan.https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bart_wursten-nymphaea_lotus.jpgBart_Wursten-Nymphaea_lotusImage: Nymphaea lotus: National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Bart Wurstenhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kris_pannecoucke-194.jpgKris_Pannecoucke-194Image: Kris Pannecouckehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kris_pannecoucke-132.jpgKris_Pannecoucke-132Image: Kris Pannecouke. Lilanda - Children playing lightheartedly and bathing in a small river next to their villagehttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kris_pannecoucke-173.jpgKris_Pannecoucke-173Image: Kris Pannecoucke. French entomologist Bruno Le Ru examining chenille or caterpillars in a inundated foresthttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/klaas-douwe_dijkstra11.jpgKlaas-Douwe_Dijkstra1Image: Klaas Douwe-Dijkstra2011-07-05T09:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/17/mayfly-in-the-classroom/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/foodweb.jpgfoodwebhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mayflyvessel-001640_80.jpgmayflyvessel 001640_80https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pict04971.jpgVivitarMayfly (image: Paul Gaskell)2011-06-13T09:24:16+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/06/08/biodiversity-information-data-portal/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/data-portal.jpgdata portalBioFresh data portal2011-06-08T16:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/18/wrapping-bridges-for-mayfly-conservation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rspc171.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFemale mayfly Ephemera vulgata dun © Adrian Bicker National Insect Week 2010https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/speciallycommended-kennycrooks.jpgSpeciallyCommended-KennyCrooks© Kenny Crooks, Specially Commended National Insect Week 2008https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ephemera-vulgata.jpgEphemera vulgataEphemera vulgata © Cyril Bennett2011-05-31T11:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/24/madagascan-mayfly-hyper-diversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monaghan_image_3.jpgMonaghan_Image_3https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monaghan_image_2.jpgMonaghan_Image_2Image 2. The author and colleagues sampling in Andohahela National Park, SE Madagascarhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monaghan_image_01.jpgMonaghan_Image_01Proboscidoplocia(Image courtesy of the Museum of Zoology, Lausanne www.zoologie.vd.ch)2011-05-24T08:13:32+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/23/the-mayfly-and-the-anglers-monitoring-initiative/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p4040002.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rcom1061.jpgRCom106© John Slader Mayfly Commended Riverfly Partnership / National Insect Week 2010https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rp-logo.jpgRP logo2011-05-24T08:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/20/mayflies-of-the-driftless-region/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mayflies_blocks_tools.jpgmayflies_blocks_toolshttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/maflies-ephemera-spread.jpgmaflies-ephemera-spread2011-05-20T11:20:19+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/20/the-mayfly-in-music/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mayfly.jpgmayfly2011-05-20T10:19:29+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/19/the-mayfly-and-the-fly-fisherman/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dscn7579.jpgThe mayfly and the fly fishermanhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/kitesimp.jpgKitesImpKite's Imperial (image: John Bernard Sunderland. YTye Flies)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/800px-ephemera_danica01.jpg800px-Ephemera_danica01Ephemera danica (Image: wikipedia)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1stprize-colinebdon.jpg1stprize-ColinEbdon© Colin Ebdon Prize Winner National Insect Week 2008https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dabchick-bloa.jpgdabchick bloaWaterhen Bloa (Image: North Country Angler)2011-05-19T11:47:56+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/19/new-entry-into-the-cabinet-of-freshwater-curiosities-the-tisza-mayfly/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mayflyhatch_row516267883_20110502.jpgMayflyHatch_ROW516267883_20110502Long-tailed Mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) hatching in the Tisza River -- Solvin Zankl/Visuals Unlimited,Inc. ©2011-05-19T11:46:37+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/18/why-stream-mayflies-can-reproduce-without-males-but-remain-bisexual/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ameletus-sp-nov_1299_1.jpgAmeletus sp nov_1299_1Ameletus sp. (Image: David Funk)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ephemerella_dorothea_mayfly_dun_1.jpgEphemerella_dorothea_mayfly_dun_1Ephemerella dorothea mayfly dun (image: David Funk)2011-05-18T13:23:22+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/17/a-brief-history-of-fishing-flies/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/speciallycommended-stanmaddams.jpgSpeciallyCommended-StanMaddamsSpecially Mayfly: © Stan Maddams Commended National Insect Week 2008https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/barnard-fig-5.jpgBarnard Fig 5Fig. 5 Plate from The Dry-fly Fisherman’s Entomology, by Martin Mosely (1921)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/barnard-fig-4.jpgBarnard Fig 4Fig. 4 Plate from The Scientific Angler by David Foster (1882)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/barnard-fig-3.jpgBarnard Fig 3Fig. 3 Plate from Fly-fisher’s Entomology by Alfred Ronalds (1836)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/barnard-fig-2.jpgBarnard Fig 2Fig. 2 Plate from Salmonia by Humphrey Davey (1828)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/barnard-fig-1.jpgBarnard Fig 1First page of The Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle (1496)2011-05-17T11:31:31+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/16/biofresh-celebrates-the-mayfly/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rhithrogena_germanica_subimago_on_equisetum_hyemale.jpgEphemeropteraThe mayfly (image: wikipedia)2011-05-16T13:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/16/the-curious-history-of-the-mayfly/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mayflies2.jpegMayflies(2)2011-05-16T10:03:59+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/05/10/freshwater-the-essence-of-life-wins-award-inspires-exhibition/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/waterfall.jpgwaterfallSunset at Iguaçu Falls National Park—an amazing system of waterfalls that spans the border between Argentina and Brazil and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The surrounding forest is home to more than 2,000 species of plants and other wildlife. © Frans Lanting. All images courtesy of Conservation Internationalhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/nymphaea-albajpg_0-preview.jpgNymphaea-albajpg_0.previewPhoto: © Magnus Lundgren / © George Steinmetz. A beautiful freshwater plant species: European white water lily (Nymphaea alba), in a lake in Bohuslän, Sweden. Traditionally used for medicinal purposes. Many of other species are still unknown to science, with medical and scientific value. Image courtesy of Conservation International2011-05-10T12:55:16+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/04/26/crossing-a-line-do-anglers-make-good-freshwater-conservationists/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/salmon-stainforth.jpgsalmon stainforthhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/38203_706404662841_61016754_42175882_7013529_n.jpg38203_706404662841_61016754_42175882_7013529_nhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/189625_756348764461_61016754_43796590_3238889_n.jpg189625_756348764461_61016754_43796590_3238889_n2011-04-27T11:02:08+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/04/18/rivers-on-the-edge/2011-04-18T10:27:51+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/04/04/how-the-japanese-earthquake-may-drastically-impact-freshwater-ecosystems/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/abukuma.jpgabukumaThe Abukuma Highlands. Image: wikipediahttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fig8.jpgfig8Paddy fields destroyed by the earthquake. Image: Dr. Toshiaki Mizunohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/onmas_u0.jpgOnmas_u0The masu or Japanese salmon. Image: Kim IS, Fishbase.orghttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fig9.jpgfig9Image: Dr. Toshiaki Mizunohttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fig5.jpgfig5Fig 5: Mouth of Kitakami Riverhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fig3.jpgfig3https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fig1.jpgfig1Fig 1: The earthquake epicentre2011-04-15T08:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/03/30/un-ourworld-article-creative-thinking-aids-freshwater-science-communication/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/screengrab-animation.jpgscreengrab animationhttps://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/animation-grab-1.jpganimation grab 12011-03-30T12:50:36+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/03/30/can-the-market-help-keep-streams-flowing/2011-03-30T10:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/03/22/world-water-day-2011-why-should-we-care-about-freshwater-biodiversity/2011-03-23T10:22:20+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/03/17/forging-links-between-biofresh-diversitas-and-the-society-for-conservation-biology/2011-03-17T09:27:42+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/03/09/potential-threats-to-turkish-freshwater-biodiversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_7341.jpg_MG_73412011-03-09T12:20:13+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/03/03/reporting-on-the-barcelona-conference-identifying-the-top-questions-for-freshwater-biodiversity/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/800px-santa_cova_chapel_montserrat.jpg800px-Santa_Cova_Chapel,_MontserratMontserrat, location of the BioFresh conference (image: Wikipedia)2011-03-03T17:02:15+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/03/01/freshwater-the-essence-of-life/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/255_fresh-water-book_cover.jpg255_fresh-water-book_cover2011-03-01T09:13:47+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/02/21/muddy-waters-a-guest-post-on-the-impact-of-recent-australian-floods/2011-02-22T08:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/02/10/should-we-eat-more-freshwater-fish/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pike.jpgpike2011-02-10T11:14:24+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/01/31/a-short-animation-what-is-biofresh/2011-01-31T09:54:57+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/01/19/reflections-on-the-oxford-smartphone-symposium-new-technology-and-our-engagement-with-nature/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/lake.jpglake2011-01-25T14:25:12+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2011/01/17/welcome-back-plans-for-the-biofresh-blog-in-2011/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/frozen-port-meadow.jpgfrozen port meadowFrozen Port Meadow, Oxford. January 2011. (image R St.John)2011-01-17T16:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2010/12/16/an-insiders-view-of-cbd-cop-10-nagoya-japan/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cbd.jpgcbd2011-01-11T14:45:33+00:00monthlyhttps://freshwaterblog.net/2010/11/25/creative-ways-of-thinking-about-freshwater-conservation/https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/carry_akroyd_swans_and_river.jpgCarry_Akroyd_swans_and_river'Swans and River' by Carry Akroyd (from here)https://freshwaterblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/river-landscape.jpgRiver Landscape'River Landscape'. 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