TY  - JOUR
A1  - Reverey, Florian
A1  - Ganzert, Lars
A1  - Lischeid, Gunnar
A1  - Ulrich, Andreas
A1  - Premke, Katrin
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
T1  - Dry-wet cycles of kettle hole sediments leave a microbial and biogeochemical legacy
JF  - The science of the total environment : an international journal for scientific research into the environment and its relationship with man
N2  - Understanding interrelations between an environment's hydrological past and its current biogeochemistry is necessary for the assessment of biogeochemical and microbial responses to changing hydrological conditions. The question how previous dry-wet events determine the contemporary microbial and biogeochemical state is addressed in this study. Therefore, sediments exposed to the atmosphere of areas with a different hydrological past within one kettle hole, i.e. (1) the predominantly inundated pond center, (2) the pond margin frequently desiccated for longer periods and (3) an intermediate zone, were incubated with the same rewetting treatment. Physicochemical and textural characteristics were related to structural microbial parameters regarding carbon and nitrogen turnover, i.e. abundance of bacteria and fungi, denitrifiers (targeted by the nirK und nirS functional genes) and nitrate ammonifiers (targeted by the nrfA functional gene). Our study reveals that, in combination with varying sediment texture, the hydrological history creates distinct microbial habitats with defined boundary conditions within the kettle hole, mainly driven by redox conditions, pH and organic matter (OM) composition. OM mineralization, as indicated by CO2-outgassing, was most efficient in exposed sediments with a less stable hydrological past. The potential for nitrogen retention via nitrate ammonification was highest in the hydrologically rather stable pond center, counteracting nitrogen loss due to denitrification. Therefore, the degree of hydrological stability is an important factor leaving a microbial and biogeochemical legacy, which determines carbon and nitrogen losses from small lentic freshwater systems in the long term run.
KW  - Desiccation
KW  - DNRA
KW  - Denitrifiers
KW  - Organic matter mineralization
KW  - Carbon
KW  - Nitrogen
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.220
SN  - 0048-9697
SN  - 1879-1026
VL  - 627
SP  - 985
EP  - 996
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Van den Wyngaert, Silke
A1  - Rojas-Jimenez, Keilor
A1  - Seto, Kensuke
A1  - Kagami, Maiko
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
T1  - Diversity and Hidden Host Specificity of Chytrids Infecting Colonial Volvocacean Algae
JF  - Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
N2  - Chytrids are zoosporic fungi that play an important, but yet understudied, ecological role in aquatic ecosystems. Many chytrid species have been morphologically described as parasites on phytoplankton. However, the majority of them have rarely been isolated and lack DNA sequence data. In this study we isolated and cultivated three parasitic chytrids, infecting a common volvocacean host species, Yamagishiella unicocca. To identify the chytrids, we characterized morphology and life cycle, and analyzed phylogenetic relationships based on 18S and 28S rDNA genes. Host range and specificity of the chytrids was determined by cross-infection assays with host strains, characterized by rbcL and ITS markers. We were able to confirm the identity of two chytrid strains as Endocoenobium eudorinae Ingold and Dangeardia mamillata Schroder and described the third chytrid strain as Algomyces stechlinensis gen. et sp. nov. The three chytrids were assigned to novel and phylogenetically distant clades within the phylum Chytridiomycota, each exhibiting different host specificities. By integrating morphological and molecular data of both the parasitic chytrids and their respective host species, we unveiled cryptic host-parasite associations. This study highlights that a high prevalence of (pseudo)cryptic diversity requires molecular characterization of both phytoplankton host and parasitic chytrid to accurately identify and compare host range and specificity, and to study phytoplankton-chytrid interactions in general.
KW  - Chytridiomycota
KW  - Dangeardia mamillata
KW  - Endocoenobium eudorinae
KW  - fungal parasites
KW  - life cycle
KW  - phytoplankton
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12632
SN  - 1066-5234
SN  - 1550-7408
VL  - 65
IS  - 6
SP  - 870
EP  - 881
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mantzouki, Evanthia
A1  - Lurling, Miquel
A1  - Fastner, Jutta
A1  - Domis, Lisette Nicole de Senerpont
A1  - Wilk-Wozniak, Elzbieta
A1  - Koreiviene, Judita
A1  - Seelen, Laura
A1  - Teurlincx, Sven
A1  - Verstijnen, Yvon
A1  - Krzton, Wojciech
A1  - Walusiak, Edward
A1  - Karosiene, Jurate
A1  - Kasperoviciene, Jurate
A1  - Savadova, Ksenija
A1  - Vitonyte, Irma
A1  - Cillero-Castro, Carmen
A1  - Budzynska, Agnieszka
A1  - Goldyn, Ryszard
A1  - Kozak, Anna
A1  - Rosinska, Joanna
A1  - Szelag-Wasielewska, Elzbieta
A1  - Domek, Piotr
A1  - Jakubowska-Krepska, Natalia
A1  - Kwasizur, Kinga
A1  - Messyasz, Beata
A1  - Pelechata, Aleksandra
A1  - Pelechaty, Mariusz
A1  - Kokocinski, Mikolaj
A1  - Garcia-Murcia, Ana
A1  - Real, Monserrat
A1  - Romans, Elvira
A1  - Noguero-Ribes, Jordi
A1  - Parreno Duque, David
A1  - Fernandez-Moran, Elisabeth
A1  - Karakaya, Nusret
A1  - Haggqvist, Kerstin
A1  - Demir, Nilsun
A1  - Beklioglu, Meryem
A1  - Filiz, Nur
A1  - Levi, Eti E.
A1  - Iskin, Ugur
A1  - Bezirci, Gizem
A1  - Tavsanoglu, Ulku Nihan
A1  - Ozhan, Koray
A1  - Gkelis, Spyros
A1  - Panou, Manthos
A1  - Fakioglu, Ozden
A1  - Avagianos, Christos
A1  - Kaloudis, Triantafyllos
A1  - Celik, Kemal
A1  - Yilmaz, Mete
A1  - Marce, Rafael
A1  - Catalan, Nuria
A1  - Bravo, Andrea G.
A1  - Buck, Moritz
A1  - Colom-Montero, William
A1  - Mustonen, Kristiina
A1  - Pierson, Don
A1  - Yang, Yang
A1  - Raposeiro, Pedro M.
A1  - Goncalves, Vitor
A1  - Antoniou, Maria G.
A1  - Tsiarta, Nikoletta
A1  - McCarthy, Valerie
A1  - Perello, Victor C.
A1  - Feldmann, Tonu
A1  - Laas, Alo
A1  - Panksep, Kristel
A1  - Tuvikene, Lea
A1  - Gagala, Ilona
A1  - Mankiewicz-Boczek, Joana
A1  - Yagci, Meral Apaydin
A1  - Cinar, Sakir
A1  - Capkin, Kadir
A1  - Yagci, Abdulkadir
A1  - Cesur, Mehmet
A1  - Bilgin, Fuat
A1  - Bulut, Cafer
A1  - Uysal, Rahmi
A1  - Obertegger, Ulrike
A1  - Boscaini, Adriano
A1  - Flaim, Giovanna
A1  - Salmaso, Nico
A1  - Cerasino, Leonardo
A1  - Richardson, Jessica
A1  - Visser, Petra M.
A1  - Verspagen, Jolanda M. H.
A1  - Karan, Tunay
A1  - Soylu, Elif Neyran
A1  - Maraslioglu, Faruk
A1  - Napiorkowska-Krzebietke, Agnieszka
A1  - Ochocka, Agnieszka
A1  - Pasztaleniec, Agnieszka
A1  - Antao-Geraldes, Ana M.
A1  - Vasconcelos, Vitor
A1  - Morais, Joao
A1  - Vale, Micaela
A1  - Koker, Latife
A1  - Akcaalan, Reyhan
A1  - Albay, Meric
A1  - Maronic, Dubravka Spoljaric
A1  - Stevic, Filip
A1  - Pfeiffer, Tanja Zuna
A1  - Fonvielle, Jeremy Andre
A1  - Straile, Dietmar
A1  - Rothhaupt, Karl-Otto
A1  - Hansson, Lars-Anders
A1  - Urrutia-Cordero, Pablo
A1  - Blaha, Ludek
A1  - Geris, Rodan
A1  - Frankova, Marketa
A1  - Kocer, Mehmet Ali Turan
A1  - Alp, Mehmet Tahir
A1  - Remec-Rekar, Spela
A1  - Elersek, Tina
A1  - Triantis, Theodoros
A1  - Zervou, Sevasti-Kiriaki
A1  - Hiskia, Anastasia
A1  - Haande, Sigrid
A1  - Skjelbred, Birger
A1  - Madrecka, Beata
A1  - Nemova, Hana
A1  - Drastichova, Iveta
A1  - Chomova, Lucia
A1  - Edwards, Christine
A1  - Sevindik, Tugba Ongun
A1  - Tunca, Hatice
A1  - OEnem, Burcin
A1  - Aleksovski, Boris
A1  - Krstic, Svetislav
A1  - Vucelic, Itana Bokan
A1  - Nawrocka, Lidia
A1  - Salmi, Pauliina
A1  - Machado-Vieira, Danielle
A1  - de Oliveira, Alinne Gurjao
A1  - Delgado-Martin, Jordi
A1  - Garcia, David
A1  - Cereijo, Jose Luis
A1  - Goma, Joan
A1  - Trapote, Mari Carmen
A1  - Vegas-Vilarrubia, Teresa
A1  - Obrador, Biel
A1  - Grabowska, Magdalena
A1  - Karpowicz, Maciej
A1  - Chmura, Damian
A1  - Ubeda, Barbara
A1  - Angel Galvez, Jose
A1  - Ozen, Arda
A1  - Christoffersen, Kirsten Seestern
A1  - Warming, Trine Perlt
A1  - Kobos, Justyna
A1  - Mazur-Marzec, Hanna
A1  - Perez-Martinez, Carmen
A1  - Ramos-Rodriguez, Eloisa
A1  - Arvola, Lauri
A1  - Alcaraz-Parraga, Pablo
A1  - Toporowska, Magdalena
A1  - Pawlik-Skowronska, Barbara
A1  - Niedzwiecki, Michal
A1  - Peczula, Wojciech
A1  - Leira, Manel
A1  - Hernandez, Armand
A1  - Moreno-Ostos, Enrique
A1  - Maria Blanco, Jose
A1  - Rodriguez, Valeriano
A1  - Juan Montes-Perez, Jorge
A1  - Palomino, Roberto L.
A1  - Rodriguez-Perez, Estela
A1  - Carballeira, Rafael
A1  - Camacho, Antonio
A1  - Picazo, Antonio
A1  - Rochera, Carlos
A1  - Santamans, Anna C.
A1  - Ferriol, Carmen
A1  - Romo, Susana
A1  - Miguel Soria, Juan
A1  - Dunalska, Julita
A1  - Sienska, Justyna
A1  - Szymanski, Daniel
A1  - Kruk, Marek
A1  - Kostrzewska-Szlakowska, Iwona
A1  - Jasser, Iwona
A1  - Zutinic, Petar
A1  - Udovic, Marija Gligora
A1  - Plenkovic-Moraj, Andelka
A1  - Frak, Magdalena
A1  - Bankowska-Sobczak, Agnieszka
A1  - Wasilewicz, Michal
A1  - Ozkan, Korhan
A1  - Maliaka, Valentini
A1  - Kangro, Kersti
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Paerl, Hans W.
A1  - Carey, Cayelan C.
A1  - Ibelings, Bas W.
T1  - Temperature effects explain continental scale distribution of cyanobacterial toxins
JF  - Toxins
N2  - Insight into how environmental change determines the production and distribution of cyanobacterial toxins is necessary for risk assessment. Management guidelines currently focus on hepatotoxins (microcystins). Increasing attention is given to other classes, such as neurotoxins (e.g., anatoxin-a) and cytotoxins (e.g., cylindrospermopsin) due to their potency. Most studies examine the relationship between individual toxin variants and environmental factors, such as nutrients, temperature and light. In summer 2015, we collected samples across Europe to investigate the effect of nutrient and temperature gradients on the variability of toxin production at a continental scale. Direct and indirect effects of temperature were the main drivers of the spatial distribution in the toxins produced by the cyanobacterial community, the toxin concentrations and toxin quota. Generalized linear models showed that a Toxin Diversity Index (TDI) increased with latitude, while it decreased with water stability. Increases in TDI were explained through a significant increase in toxin variants such as MC-YR, anatoxin and cylindrospermopsin, accompanied by a decreasing presence of MC-LR. While global warming continues, the direct and indirect effects of increased lake temperatures will drive changes in the distribution of cyanobacterial toxins in Europe, potentially promoting selection of a few highly toxic species or strains.
KW  - microcystin
KW  - anatoxin
KW  - cylindrospermopsin
KW  - temperature
KW  - direct effects
KW  - indirect effects
KW  - spatial distribution
KW  - European Multi Lake Survey
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins10040156
SN  - 2072-6651
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mantzouki, Evanthia
A1  - Campbell, James
A1  - van Loon, Emiel
A1  - Visser, Petra
A1  - Konstantinou, Iosif
A1  - Antoniou, Maria
A1  - Giuliani, Gregory
A1  - Machado-Vieira, Danielle
A1  - de Oliveira, Alinne Gurjao
A1  - Maronic, Dubravka Spoljaric
A1  - Stevic, Filip
A1  - Pfeiffer, Tanja Zuna
A1  - Vucelic, Itana Bokan
A1  - Zutinic, Petar
A1  - Udovic, Marija Gligora
A1  - Plenkovic-Moraj, Andelka
A1  - Tsiarta, Nikoletta
A1  - Blaha, Ludek
A1  - Geris, Rodan
A1  - Frankova, Marketa
A1  - Christoffersen, Kirsten Seestern
A1  - Warming, Trine Perlt
A1  - Feldmann, Tonu
A1  - Laas, Alo
A1  - Panksep, Kristel
A1  - Tuvikene, Lea
A1  - Kangro, Kersti
A1  - Haggqvist, Kerstin
A1  - Salmi, Pauliina
A1  - Arvola, Lauri
A1  - Fastner, Jutta
A1  - Straile, Dietmar
A1  - Rothhaupt, Karl-Otto
A1  - Fonvielle, Jeremy Andre
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Avagianos, Christos
A1  - Kaloudis, Triantafyllos
A1  - Triantis, Theodoros
A1  - Zervou, Sevasti-Kiriaki
A1  - Hiskia, Anastasia
A1  - Gkelis, Spyros
A1  - Panou, Manthos
A1  - McCarthy, Valerie
A1  - Perello, Victor C.
A1  - Obertegger, Ulrike
A1  - Boscaini, Adriano
A1  - Flaim, Giovanna
A1  - Salmaso, Nico
A1  - Cerasino, Leonardo
A1  - Koreiviene, Judita
A1  - Karosiene, Jurate
A1  - Kasperoviciene, Jurate
A1  - Savadova, Ksenija
A1  - Vitonyte, Irma
A1  - Haande, Sigrid
A1  - Skjelbred, Birger
A1  - Grabowska, Magdalena
A1  - Karpowicz, Maciej
A1  - Chmura, Damian
A1  - Nawrocka, Lidia
A1  - Kobos, Justyna
A1  - Mazur-Marzec, Hanna
A1  - Alcaraz-Parraga, Pablo
A1  - Wilk-Wozniak, Elzbieta
A1  - Krzton, Wojciech
A1  - Walusiak, Edward
A1  - Gagala, Ilona
A1  - Mankiewicz-Boczek, Joana
A1  - Toporowska, Magdalena
A1  - Pawlik-Skowronska, Barbara
A1  - Niedzwiecki, Michal
A1  - Peczula, Wojciech
A1  - Napiorkowska-Krzebietke, Agnieszka
A1  - Dunalska, Julita
A1  - Sienska, Justyna
A1  - Szymanski, Daniel
A1  - Kruk, Marek
A1  - Budzynska, Agnieszka
A1  - Goldyn, Ryszard
A1  - Kozak, Anna
A1  - Rosinska, Joanna
A1  - Szelag-Wasielewska, Elzbieta
A1  - Domek, Piotr
A1  - Jakubowska-Krepska, Natalia
A1  - Kwasizur, Kinga
A1  - Messyasz, Beata
A1  - Pelechata, Aleksandra
A1  - Pelechaty, Mariusz
A1  - Kokocinski, Mikolaj
A1  - Madrecka, Beata
A1  - Kostrzewska-Szlakowska, Iwona
A1  - Frak, Magdalena
A1  - Bankowska-Sobczak, Agnieszka
A1  - Wasilewicz, Michal
A1  - Ochocka, Agnieszka
A1  - Pasztaleniec, Agnieszka
A1  - Jasser, Iwona
A1  - Antao-Geraldes, Ana M.
A1  - Leira, Manel
A1  - Hernandez, Armand
A1  - Vasconcelos, Vitor
A1  - Morais, Joao
A1  - Vale, Micaela
A1  - Raposeiro, Pedro M.
A1  - Goncalves, Vitor
A1  - Aleksovski, Boris
A1  - Krstic, Svetislav
A1  - Nemova, Hana
A1  - Drastichova, Iveta
A1  - Chomova, Lucia
A1  - Remec-Rekar, Spela
A1  - Elersek, Tina
A1  - Delgado-Martin, Jordi
A1  - Garcia, David
A1  - Luis Cereijo, Jose
A1  - Goma, Joan
A1  - Carmen Trapote, Mari
A1  - Vegas-Vilarrubia, Teresa
A1  - Obrador, Biel
A1  - Garcia-Murcia, Ana
A1  - Real, Monserrat
A1  - Romans, Elvira
A1  - Noguero-Ribes, Jordi
A1  - Parreno Duque, David
A1  - Fernandez-Moran, Elisabeth
A1  - Ubeda, Barbara
A1  - Angel Galvez, Jose
A1  - Marce, Rafael
A1  - Catalan, Nuria
A1  - Perez-Martinez, Carmen
A1  - Ramos-Rodriguez, Eloisa
A1  - Cillero-Castro, Carmen
A1  - Moreno-Ostos, Enrique
A1  - Maria Blanco, Jose
A1  - Rodriguez, Valeriano
A1  - Juan Montes-Perez, Jorge
A1  - Palomino, Roberto L.
A1  - Rodriguez-Perez, Estela
A1  - Carballeira, Rafael
A1  - Camacho, Antonio
A1  - Picazo, Antonio
A1  - Rochera, Carlos
A1  - Santamans, Anna C.
A1  - Ferriol, Carmen
A1  - Romo, Susana
A1  - Soria, Juan Miguel
A1  - Hansson, Lars-Anders
A1  - Urrutia-Cordero, Pablo
A1  - Ozen, Arda
A1  - Bravo, Andrea G.
A1  - Buck, Moritz
A1  - Colom-Montero, William
A1  - Mustonen, Kristiina
A1  - Pierson, Don
A1  - Yang, Yang
A1  - Verspagen, Jolanda M. H.
A1  - Domis, Lisette N. de Senerpont
A1  - Seelen, Laura
A1  - Teurlincx, Sven
A1  - Verstijnen, Yvon
A1  - Lurling, Miquel
A1  - Maliaka, Valentini
A1  - Faassen, Elisabeth J.
A1  - Latour, Delphine
A1  - Carey, Cayelan C.
A1  - Paerl, Hans W.
A1  - Torokne, Andrea
A1  - Karan, Tunay
A1  - Demir, Nilsun
A1  - Beklioglu, Meryem
A1  - Filiz, Nur
A1  - Levi, Eti E.
A1  - Iskin, Ugur
A1  - Bezirci, Gizem
A1  - Tavsanoglu, Ulku Nihan
A1  - Celik, Kemal
A1  - Ozhan, Koray
A1  - Karakaya, Nusret
A1  - Kocer, Mehmet Ali Turan
A1  - Yilmaz, Mete
A1  - Maraslioglu, Faruk
A1  - Fakioglu, Ozden
A1  - Soylu, Elif Neyran
A1  - Yagci, Meral Apaydin
A1  - Cinar, Sakir
A1  - Capkin, Kadir
A1  - Yagci, Abdulkadir
A1  - Cesur, Mehmet
A1  - Bilgin, Fuat
A1  - Bulut, Cafer
A1  - Uysal, Rahmi
A1  - Koker, Latife
A1  - Akcaalan, Reyhan
A1  - Albay, Meric
A1  - Alp, Mehmet Tahir
A1  - Ozkan, Korhan
A1  - Sevindik, Tugba Ongun
A1  - Tunca, Hatice
A1  - Onem, Burcin
A1  - Richardson, Jessica
A1  - Edwards, Christine
A1  - Bergkemper, Victoria
A1  - Beirne, Eilish
A1  - Cromie, Hannah
A1  - Ibelings, Bastiaan W.
T1  - Data Descriptor: A European Multi Lake Survey dataset of environmental variables, phytoplankton pigments and cyanotoxins
JF  - Scientific Data
N2  - Under ongoing climate change and increasing anthropogenic activity, which continuously challenge ecosystem resilience, an in-depth understanding of ecological processes is urgently needed. Lakes, as providers of numerous ecosystem services, face multiple stressors that threaten their functioning. Harmful cyanobacterial blooms are a persistent problem resulting from nutrient pollution and climate-change induced stressors, like poor transparency, increased water temperature and enhanced stratification. Consistency in data collection and analysis methods is necessary to achieve fully comparable datasets and for statistical validity, avoiding issues linked to disparate data sources. The European Multi Lake Survey (EMLS) in summer 2015 was an initiative among scientists from 27 countries to collect and analyse lake physical, chemical and biological variables in a fully standardized manner. This database includes in-situ lake variables along with nutrient, pigment and cyanotoxin data of 369 lakes in Europe, which were centrally analysed in dedicated laboratories. Publishing the EMLS methods and dataset might inspire similar initiatives to study across large geographic areas that will contribute to better understanding lake responses in a changing environment.
KW  - Climate-change ecology
KW  - Limnology
KW  - Water resources
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.226
SN  - 2052-4463
VL  - 5
PB  - Nature Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Darwall, William
A1  - Bremerich, Vanessa
A1  - De Wever, Aaike
A1  - Dell, Anthony I.
A1  - Freyhof, Joerg
A1  - Gessner, Mark O.
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Harrison, Ian
A1  - Irvine, Ken
A1  - Jähnig, Sonja C.
A1  - Jeschke, Jonathan M.
A1  - Lee, Jessica J.
A1  - Lu, Cai
A1  - Lewandowska, Aleksandra M.
A1  - Monaghan, Michael T.
A1  - Nejstgaard, Jens C.
A1  - Patricio, Harmony
A1  - Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid
A1  - Stuart, Simon N.
A1  - Thieme, Michele
A1  - Tockner, Klement
A1  - Turak, Eren
A1  - Weyl, Olaf
T1  - The alliance for freshwater life
BT  - a global call to unite efforts for freshwater biodiversity science and conservation
JF  - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
N2  - 1. Global pressures on freshwater ecosystems are high and rising. Viewed primarily as a resource for humans, current practices of water use have led to catastrophic declines in freshwater species and the degradation of freshwater ecosystems, including their genetic and functional diversity. Approximately three-quarters of the world's inland wetlands have been lost, one-third of the 28 000 freshwater species assessed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List are threatened with extinction, and freshwater vertebrate populations are undergoing declines that are more rapid than those of terrestrial and marine species. This global loss continues unchecked, despite the importance of freshwater ecosystems as a source of clean water, food, livelihoods, recreation, and inspiration.

2.  The causes of these declines include hydrological alterations, habitat degradation and loss, overexploitation, invasive species, pollution, and the multiple impacts of climate change. Although there are policy initiatives that aim to protect freshwater life, these are rarely implemented with sufficient conviction and enforcement. Policies that focus on the development and management of fresh waters as a resource for people almost universally neglect the biodiversity that they contain.

3. Here we introduce the Alliance for Freshwater Life, a global initiative, uniting specialists in research, data synthesis, conservation, education and outreach, and policymaking. This expert network aims to provide the critical mass required for the effective representation of freshwater biodiversity at policy meetings, to develop solutions balancing the needs of development and conservation, and to better convey the important role freshwater ecosystems play in human well-being. Through this united effort we hope to reverse this tide of loss and decline in freshwater biodiversity. We introduce several short- and medium-term actions as examples for making positive change, and invite individuals, organizations, authorities, and governments to join the Alliance for Freshwater Life.
KW  - biodiversity
KW  - conservation evaluation
KW  - endangered species
KW  - fish
KW  - invertebrates
KW  - macrophytes
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2958
SN  - 1052-7613
SN  - 1099-0755
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
SP  - 1015
EP  - 1022
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Mantzouki, Evanthia
A1  - Lürling, Miquel
A1  - Fastner, Jutta
A1  - Domis, Lisette Nicole de Senerpont
A1  - Wilk-Woźniak, Elżbieta
A1  - Koreiviene, Judita
A1  - Seelen, Laura
A1  - Teurlincx, Sven
A1  - Verstijnen, Yvon
A1  - Krztoń, Wojciech
A1  - Walusiak, Edward
A1  - Karosienė, Jūratė
A1  - Kasperovičienė, Jūratė
A1  - Savadova, Ksenija
A1  - Vitonytė, Irma
A1  - Cillero-Castro, Carmen
A1  - Budzyńska, Agnieszka
A1  - Goldyn, Ryszard
A1  - Kozak, Anna
A1  - Rosińska, Joanna
A1  - Szeląg-Wasielewska, Elżbieta
A1  - Domek, Piotr
A1  - Jakubowska-Krepska, Natalia
A1  - Kwasizur, Kinga
A1  - Messyasz, Beata
A1  - Pełechata, Aleksandra
A1  - Pełechaty, Mariusz
A1  - Kokocinski, Mikolaj
A1  - García-Murcia, Ana
A1  - Real, Monserrat
A1  - Romans, Elvira
A1  - Noguero-Ribes, Jordi
A1  - Duque, David Parreño
A1  - Fernández-Morán, Elísabeth
A1  - Karakaya, Nusret
A1  - Häggqvist, Kerstin
A1  - Beklioğlu, Meryem
A1  - Filiz, Nur
A1  - Levi, Eti E.
A1  - Iskin, Uğur
A1  - Bezirci, Gizem
A1  - Tavşanoğlu, Ülkü Nihan
A1  - Özhan, Koray
A1  - Gkelis, Spyros
A1  - Panou, Manthos
A1  - Fakioglu, Özden
A1  - Avagianos, Christos
A1  - Kaloudis, Triantafyllos
A1  - Çelik, Kemal
A1  - Yilmaz, Mete
A1  - Marcé, Rafael
A1  - Catalán, Nuria
A1  - Bravo, Andrea G.
A1  - Buck, Moritz
A1  - Colom-Montero, William
A1  - Mustonen, Kristiina
A1  - Pierson, Don
A1  - Yang, Yang
A1  - Raposeiro, Pedro M.
A1  - Gonçalves, Vítor
A1  - Antoniou, Maria G.
A1  - Tsiarta, Nikoletta
A1  - McCarthy, Valerie
A1  - Perello, Victor C.
A1  - Feldmann, Tõnu
A1  - Laas, Alo
A1  - Panksep, Kristel
A1  - Tuvikene, Lea
A1  - Gagala, Ilona
A1  - Mankiewicz-Boczek, Joana
A1  - Yağcı, Meral Apaydın
A1  - Çınar, Şakir
A1  - Çapkın, Kadir
A1  - Yağcı, Abdulkadir
A1  - Cesur, Mehmet
A1  - Bilgin, Fuat
A1  - Bulut, Cafer
A1  - Uysal, Rahmi
A1  - Obertegger, Ulrike
A1  - Boscaini, Adriano
A1  - Flaim, Giovanna
A1  - Salmaso, Nico
A1  - Cerasino, Leonardo
A1  - Richardson, Jessica
A1  - Visser, Petra M.
A1  - Verspagen, Jolanda M. H.
A1  - Karan, Tünay
A1  - Soylu, Elif Neyran
A1  - Maraşlıoğlu, Faruk
A1  - Napiórkowska-Krzebietke, Agnieszka
A1  - Ochocka, Agnieszka
A1  - Pasztaleniec, Agnieszka
A1  - Antão-Geraldes, Ana M.
A1  - Vasconcelos, Vitor
A1  - Morais, João
A1  - Vale, Micaela
A1  - Köker, Latife
A1  - Akçaalan, Reyhan
A1  - Albay, Meriç
A1  - Maronić, Dubravka Špoljarić
A1  - Stević, Filip
A1  - Pfeiffer, Tanja Žuna
A1  - Fonvielle, Jeremy Andre
A1  - Straile, Dietmar
A1  - Rothhaupt, Karl-Otto
A1  - Hansson, Lars-Anders
A1  - Urrutia-Cordero, Pablo
A1  - Bláha, Luděk
A1  - Geriš, Rodan
A1  - Fránková, Markéta
A1  - Koçer, Mehmet Ali Turan
A1  - Alp, Mehmet Tahir
A1  - Remec-Rekar, Spela
A1  - Elersek, Tina
A1  - Triantis, Theodoros
A1  - Zervou, Sevasti-Kiriaki
A1  - Hiskia, Anastasia
A1  - Haande, Sigrid
A1  - Skjelbred, Birger
A1  - Madrecka, Beata
A1  - Nemova, Hana
A1  - Drastichova, Iveta
A1  - Chomova, Lucia
A1  - Edwards, Christine
A1  - Sevindik, Tuğba Ongun
A1  - Tunca, Hatice
A1  - Önem, Burçin
A1  - Aleksovski, Boris
A1  - Krstić, Svetislav
A1  - Vucelić, Itana Bokan
A1  - Nawrocka, Lidia
A1  - Salmi, Pauliina
A1  - Machado-Vieira, Danielle
A1  - Oliveira, Alinne Gurjão De
A1  - Delgado-Martín, Jordi
A1  - García, David
A1  - Cereijo, Jose Luís
A1  - Gomà, Joan
A1  - Trapote, Mari Carmen
A1  - Vegas-Vilarrúbia, Teresa
A1  - Obrador, Biel
A1  - Grabowska, Magdalena
A1  - Karpowicz, Maciej
A1  - Chmura, Damian
A1  - Úbeda, Bárbara
A1  - Gálvez, José Ángel
A1  - Özen, Arda
A1  - Christoffersen, Kirsten Seestern
A1  - Warming, Trine Perlt
A1  - Kobos, Justyna
A1  - Mazur-Marzec, Hanna
A1  - Pérez-Martínez, Carmen
A1  - Ramos-Rodríguez, Eloísa
A1  - Arvola, Lauri
A1  - Alcaraz-Párraga, Pablo
A1  - Toporowska, Magdalena
A1  - Pawlik-Skowronska, Barbara
A1  - Niedźwiecki, Michał
A1  - Pęczuła, Wojciech
A1  - Leira, Manel
A1  - Hernández, Armand
A1  - Moreno-Ostos, Enrique
A1  - Blanco, José María
A1  - Rodríguez, Valeriano
A1  - Montes-Pérez, Jorge Juan
A1  - Palomino, Roberto L.
A1  - Rodríguez-Pérez, Estela
A1  - Carballeira, Rafael
A1  - Camacho, Antonio
A1  - Picazo, Antonio
A1  - Rochera, Carlos
A1  - Santamans, Anna C.
A1  - Ferriol, Carmen
A1  - Romo, Susana
A1  - Soria, Juan Miguel
A1  - Dunalska, Julita
A1  - Sieńska, Justyna
A1  - Szymański, Daniel
A1  - Kruk, Marek
A1  - Kostrzewska-Szlakowska, Iwona
A1  - Jasser, Iwona
A1  - Žutinić, Petar
A1  - Udovič, Marija Gligora
A1  - Plenković-Moraj, Anđelka
A1  - Frąk, Magdalena
A1  - Bańkowska-Sobczak, Agnieszka
A1  - Wasilewicz, Michał
A1  - Özkan, Korhan
A1  - Maliaka, Valentini
A1  - Kangro, Kersti
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Paerl, Hans W.
A1  - Carey, Cayelan C.
A1  - Ibelings, Bas W.
T1  - Temperature effects explain continental scale distribution of cyanobacterial toxins
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Insight into how environmental change determines the production and distribution of cyanobacterial toxins is necessary for risk assessment. Management guidelines currently focus on hepatotoxins (microcystins). Increasing attention is given to other classes, such as neurotoxins (e.g., anatoxin-a) and cytotoxins (e.g., cylindrospermopsin) due to their potency. Most studies examine the relationship between individual toxin variants and environmental factors, such as nutrients, temperature and light. In summer 2015, we collected samples across Europe to investigate the effect of nutrient and temperature gradients on the variability of toxin production at a continental scale. Direct and indirect effects of temperature were the main drivers of the spatial distribution in the toxins produced by the cyanobacterial community, the toxin concentrations and toxin quota. Generalized linear models showed that a Toxin Diversity Index (TDI) increased with latitude, while it decreased with water stability. Increases in TDI were explained through a significant increase in toxin variants such as MC-YR, anatoxin and cylindrospermopsin, accompanied by a decreasing presence of MC-LR. While global warming continues, the direct and indirect effects of increased lake temperatures will drive changes in the distribution of cyanobacterial toxins in Europe, potentially promoting selection of a few highly toxic species or strains.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 1105 
KW  - microcystin
KW  - anatoxin
KW  - cylindrospermopsin
KW  - temperature
KW  - direct effects
KW  - indirect effects
KW  - spatial distribution
KW  - European Multi Lake Survey
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-427902
SN  - 1866-8372
IS  - 1105
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Bálint, Miklós
A1  - Márton, Orsolya
A1  - Schatz, Marlene
A1  - Düring, Rolf-Alexander
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
T1  - Proper experimental design requires randomization/balancing of molecular ecology experiments
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Properly designed (randomized and/or balanced) experiments are standard in ecological research. Molecular methods are increasingly used in ecology, but studies generally do not report the detailed design of sample processing in the laboratory. This may strongly influence the interpretability of results if the laboratory procedures do not account for the confounding effects of unexpected laboratory events. We demonstrate this with a simple experiment where unexpected differences in laboratory processing of samples would have biased results if randomization in DNA extraction and PCR steps do not provide safeguards. We emphasize the need for proper experimental design and reporting of the laboratory phase of molecular ecology research to ensure the reliability and interpretability of results.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 616 
KW  - batch effect
KW  - bias
KW  - DNA extraction
KW  - environmental DNA
KW  - laboratory practice
KW  - lake community
KW  - metabarcoding
KW  - nondemonic intrusions
KW  - PCR
KW  - sediment
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-423878
SN  - 1866-8372
IS  - 616
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Göritz, Anna
A1  - Berger, Stella A.
A1  - Gege, Peter
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Nejstgaard, Jens C.
A1  - Riedel, Sebastian
A1  - Röttgers, Rüdiger
A1  - Utschig, Christian
T1  - Retrieval of water constituents from hyperspectral in-situ measurements under variable cloud cover
BT  - a case study at lake Stechlin (Germany)
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Remote sensing and field spectroscopy of natural waters is typically performed under clear skies, low wind speeds and low solar zenith angles. Such measurements can also be made, in principle, under clouds and mixed skies using airborne or in-situ measurements; however, variable illumination conditions pose a challenge to data analysis. In the present case study, we evaluated the inversion of hyperspectral in-situ measurements for water constituent retrieval acquired under variable cloud cover. First, we studied the retrieval of Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentration and colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) absorption from in-water irradiance measurements. Then, we evaluated the errors in the retrievals of the concentration of total suspended matter (TSM), Chl-a and the absorption coefficient of CDOM from above-water reflectance measurements due to highly variable reflections at the water surface. In order to approximate cloud reflections, we extended a recent three-component surface reflectance model for cloudless atmospheres by a constant offset and compared different surface reflectance correction procedures. Our findings suggest that in-water irradiance measurements may be used for the analysis of absorbing compounds even under highly variable weather conditions. The extended surface reflectance model proved to contribute to the analysis of above-water reflectance measurements with respect to Chl-a and TSM. Results indicate the potential of this approach for all-weather monitoring.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 941 
KW  - remote sensing
KW  - inland water
KW  - hyperspectral measurements
KW  - in-situ
KW  - cloud
KW  - surface reflection
KW  - inversion
KW  - bio-optical modeling
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-459837
SN  - 1866-8372
IS  - 941
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Arias-Andres, Maria
A1  - Kluemper, Uli
A1  - Rojas-Jimenez, Keilor
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
T1  - Microplastic pollution increases gene exchange in aquatic ecosystems
JF  - Environmental pollution
N2  - Pollution by microplastics in aquatic ecosystems is accumulating at an unprecedented scale, emerging as a new surface for biofilm formation and gene exchange. In this study, we determined the permissiveness of aquatic bacteria towards a model antibiotic resistance plasmid, comparing communities that form biofilms on microplastics vs. those that are free-living. We used an exogenous and red-fluorescent E. coli donor strain to introduce the green-fluorescent broad-host-range plasmid pKJKS which encodes for trimethoprim resistance. We demonstrate an increased frequency of plasmid transfer in bacteria associated with microplastics compared to bacteria that are free-living or in natural aggregates. Moreover, comparison of communities grown on polycarbonate filters showed that increased gene exchange occurs in a broad range of phylogenetically-diverse bacteria. Our results indicate horizontal gene transfer in this habitat could distinctly affect the ecology of aquatic microbial communities on a global scale. The spread of antibiotic resistance through microplastics could also have profound consequences for the evolution of aquatic bacteria and poses a neglected hazard for human health.
KW  - Microplastics
KW  - Aquatic ecosystems
KW  - Biofilm
KW  - Horizontal gene transfer
KW  - Antibiotic resistance
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.058
SN  - 0269-7491
SN  - 1873-6424
VL  - 237
SP  - 253
EP  - 261
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Garcia, Sarahi L.
A1  - Buck, Moritz
A1  - Hamilton, Joshua J.
A1  - Wurzbacher, Christian
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - McMahon, Katherine D.
A1  - Eiler, Alexander
T1  - Model communities hint at promiscuous metabolic linkages between ubiquitous free-living freshwater bacteria
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Genome streamlining is frequently observed in free-living aquatic microorganisms and results in physiological dependencies between microorganisms. However, we know little about the specificity of these microbial associations. In order to examine the specificity and extent of these associations, we established mixed cultures from three different freshwater environments and analyzed the cooccurrence of organisms using a metagenomic time series. Free-living microorganisms with streamlined genomes lacking multiple biosynthetic pathways showed no clear recurring pattern in their interaction partners. Free-living freshwater bacteria form promiscuous cooperative associations. This notion contrasts with the well-documented high specificities of interaction partners in host-associated bacteria. Considering all data together, we suggest that highly abundant free-living bacterial lineages are functionally versatile in their interactions despite their distinct streamlining tendencies at the single-cell level. This metabolic versatility facilitates interactions with a variable set of community members.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 714 
KW  - community
KW  - interactions
KW  - metagenomics
KW  - microbial ecology
KW  - mixed cultures
KW  - promiscuous
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-427299
IS  - 714
ER  -