Ecological Effects of Water-Level Fluctuations in Lakes

Abstract

Ecological effects of water-level fluctuations in lakes: an urgent issue.- Potential effects of water-level fluctuations on littoral invertebrates in lowland lakes.- Effects of water-level regulation on the nearshore fish community in boreal lakes.- Natural lake level fluctuation and associated concordance with water quality and aquatic communities within small lakes of the laurentian great lakes region.- Climate change and lakeshore conservation: a model and review of management techniques.- The impact of water-level regulation on littoral macroinvertebrate assemblages in boreal lakes.- Quantitative trends of zebra mussels in Lake Balaton (Hungary) in 2003-2005 at different water levels.- Patterns, origin and possible effects of sediment pollution in a mediterranean lake.- Temporal scales of water-level fluctuations in lakes and their ecological implications.- Effects of water-depth and water-level fluctuations on the macroinvertebrate community structure in the littoral zone of lake constance.- Flooding events and rising water temperatures increase the significance of the reed pathogen pythium phragmitis das a contributing factor in the decline of phragmites australis.- Leaf litter degradation in the wave impact zone of a pre-alpine lake.- Use of the water-level fluctuation analysis tool (Regcel) in hydrological status assessment of finnish lakes.- Mass mortality of the invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea induced by a severe low-water event and associated low water temperatures.- An extension of the floodpulse concept (FPC) for lakes.- Effects of water-level fluctuations on lakes: an annotated bibliography.