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The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt. / Haase, Peter; Bowler, Diana E.; Baker, Nathan J.; Bonada, Núria; Domisch, Sami; Garcia Marquez, Jaime R.; Heino, Jani; Hering, Daniel; Jähnig, Sonja C.; Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid; Stubbington, Rachel; Altermatt, Florian; Álvarez-Cabria, Mario; Amatulli, Giuseppe; Angeler, David G.; Archambaud-Suard, Gaït; Jorrín, Iñaki Arrate; Aspin, Thomas; Azpiroz, Iker; Bañares, Iñaki; Ortiz, José Barquín; Bodin, Christian L.; Bonacina, Luca; Bottarin, Roberta; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel; Csabai, Zoltán; Datry, Thibault; de Eyto, Elvira; Dohet, Alain; Dörflinger, Gerald; Drohan, Emma; Eikland, Knut A.; England, Judy; Eriksen, Tor E.; Evtimova, Vesela; Feio, Maria J.; Ferréol, Martial; Floury, Mathieu; Forcellini, Maxence; Forio, Marie Anne Eurie; Fornaroli, Riccardo; Friberg, Nikolai; Fruget, Jean François; Georgieva, Galia; Goethals, Peter; Graça, Manuel A.S.; Graf, Wolfram; House, Andy; Huttunen, Kaisa Leena; Jensen, Thomas C.; Johnson, Richard K.; Jones, J. Iwan; Kiesel, Jens; Kuglerová, Lenka; Larrañaga, Aitor; Leitner, Patrick; L’Hoste, Lionel; Lizée, Marie Helène; Lorenz, Armin W.; Maire, Anthony; Arnaiz, Jesús Alberto Manzanos; McKie, Brendan G.; Millán, Andrés; Monteith, Don; Muotka, Timo; Murphy, John F.; Ozolins, Davis; Paavola, Riku; Paril, Petr; Peñas, Francisco J.; Pilotto, Francesca; Polášek, Marek; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Rubio, Manu; Sánchez-Fernández, David; Sandin, Leonard; Schäfer, Ralf B.; Scotti, Alberto; Shen, Longzhu Q.; Skuja, Agnija; Stoll, Stefan; Straka, Michal; Timm, Henn; Tyufekchieva, Violeta G.; Tziortzis, Iakovos; Uzunov, Yordan; van der Lee, Gea H.; Vannevel, Rudy; Varadinova, Emilia; Várbíró, Gábor; Velle, Gaute; Verdonschot, Piet F.M.; Verdonschot, Ralf C.M.; Vidinova, Yanka; Wiberg-Larsen, Peter; Welti, Ellen A.R.
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Nature, Vol. 620, No. 7974, 2023, p. 582-588.
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Haase, P, Bowler, DE, Baker, NJ, Bonada, N, Domisch, S, Garcia Marquez, JR, Heino, J, Hering, D, Jähnig, SC, Schmidt-Kloiber, A, Stubbington, R, Altermatt, F, Álvarez-Cabria, M, Amatulli, G, Angeler, DG, Archambaud-Suard, G, Jorrín, IA, Aspin, T, Azpiroz, I, Bañares, I, Ortiz, JB, Bodin, CL, Bonacina, L, Bottarin, R, Cañedo-Argüelles, M, Csabai, Z, Datry, T, de Eyto, E, Dohet, A, Dörflinger, G, Drohan, E, Eikland, KA, England, J, Eriksen, TE, Evtimova, V, Feio, MJ, Ferréol, M, Floury, M, Forcellini, M, Forio, MAE, Fornaroli, R, Friberg, N, Fruget, JF, Georgieva, G, Goethals, P, Graça, MAS, Graf, W, House, A, Huttunen, KL, Jensen, TC, Johnson, RK, Jones, JI, Kiesel, J, Kuglerová, L, Larrañaga, A, Leitner, P, L’Hoste, L, Lizée, MH, Lorenz, AW, Maire, A, Arnaiz, JAM, McKie, BG, Millán, A, Monteith, D, Muotka, T, Murphy, JF, Ozolins, D, Paavola, R, Paril, P, Peñas, FJ, Pilotto, F, Polášek, M, Rasmussen, JJ, Rubio, M, Sánchez-Fernández, D, Sandin, L, Schäfer, RB, Scotti, A, Shen, LQ, Skuja, A, Stoll, S, Straka, M, Timm, H, Tyufekchieva, VG, Tziortzis, I, Uzunov, Y, van der Lee, GH, Vannevel, R, Varadinova, E, Várbíró, G, Velle, G, Verdonschot, PFM, Verdonschot, RCM, Vidinova, Y, Wiberg-Larsen, P & Welti, EAR 2023, '
The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt',
Nature, vol. 620, no. 7974, pp. 582-588.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06400-1APA
Haase, P., Bowler, D. E., Baker, N. J., Bonada, N., Domisch, S., Garcia Marquez, J. R., Heino, J., Hering, D., Jähnig, S. C., Schmidt-Kloiber, A., Stubbington, R., Altermatt, F., Álvarez-Cabria, M., Amatulli, G., Angeler, D. G., Archambaud-Suard, G., Jorrín, I. A., Aspin, T., Azpiroz, I., ... Welti, E. A. R. (2023).
The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt.
Nature,
620(7974), 582-588.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06400-1Vancouver
Haase P, Bowler DE, Baker NJ, Bonada N, Domisch S, Garcia Marquez JR et al.
The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt.
Nature. 2023;620(7974):582-588.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06400-1Author
Haase, Peter ; Bowler, Diana E. ; Baker, Nathan J. ; Bonada, Núria ; Domisch, Sami ; Garcia Marquez, Jaime R. ; Heino, Jani ; Hering, Daniel ; Jähnig, Sonja C. ; Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid ; Stubbington, Rachel ; Altermatt, Florian ; Álvarez-Cabria, Mario ; Amatulli, Giuseppe ; Angeler, David G. ; Archambaud-Suard, Gaït ; Jorrín, Iñaki Arrate ; Aspin, Thomas ; Azpiroz, Iker ; Bañares, Iñaki ; Ortiz, José Barquín ; Bodin, Christian L. ; Bonacina, Luca ; Bottarin, Roberta ; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel ; Csabai, Zoltán ; Datry, Thibault ; de Eyto, Elvira ; Dohet, Alain ; Dörflinger, Gerald ; Drohan, Emma ; Eikland, Knut A. ; England, Judy ; Eriksen, Tor E. ; Evtimova, Vesela ; Feio, Maria J. ; Ferréol, Martial ; Floury, Mathieu ; Forcellini, Maxence ; Forio, Marie Anne Eurie ; Fornaroli, Riccardo ; Friberg, Nikolai ; Fruget, Jean François ; Georgieva, Galia ; Goethals, Peter ; Graça, Manuel A.S. ; Graf, Wolfram ; House, Andy ; Huttunen, Kaisa Leena ; Jensen, Thomas C. ; Johnson, Richard K. ; Jones, J. Iwan ; Kiesel, Jens ; Kuglerová, Lenka ; Larrañaga, Aitor ; Leitner, Patrick ; L’Hoste, Lionel ; Lizée, Marie Helène ; Lorenz, Armin W. ; Maire, Anthony ; Arnaiz, Jesús Alberto Manzanos ; McKie, Brendan G. ; Millán, Andrés ; Monteith, Don ; Muotka, Timo ; Murphy, John F. ; Ozolins, Davis ; Paavola, Riku ; Paril, Petr ; Peñas, Francisco J. ; Pilotto, Francesca ; Polášek, Marek ; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen ; Rubio, Manu ; Sánchez-Fernández, David ; Sandin, Leonard ; Schäfer, Ralf B. ; Scotti, Alberto ; Shen, Longzhu Q. ; Skuja, Agnija ; Stoll, Stefan ; Straka, Michal ; Timm, Henn ; Tyufekchieva, Violeta G. ; Tziortzis, Iakovos ; Uzunov, Yordan ; van der Lee, Gea H. ; Vannevel, Rudy ; Varadinova, Emilia ; Várbíró, Gábor ; Velle, Gaute ; Verdonschot, Piet F.M. ; Verdonschot, Ralf C.M. ; Vidinova, Yanka ; Wiberg-Larsen, Peter ; Welti, Ellen A.R. / The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt. In: Nature. 2023 ; Vol. 620, No. 7974. pp. 582-588.
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title = "The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt",
abstract = "Owing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to biodiversity loss 1. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment and hydromorphological restoration, have aimed to improve environmental quality and foster the recovery of freshwater biodiversity 2. Here, using 1,816 time series of freshwater invertebrate communities collected across 22 European countries between 1968 and 2020, we quantified temporal trends in taxonomic and functional diversity and their responses to environmental pressures and gradients. We observed overall increases in taxon richness (0.73% per year), functional richness (2.4% per year) and abundance (1.17% per year). However, these increases primarily occurred before the 2010s, and have since plateaued. Freshwater communities downstream of dams, urban areas and cropland were less likely to experience recovery. Communities at sites with faster rates of warming had fewer gains in taxon richness, functional richness and abundance. Although biodiversity gains in the 1990s and 2000s probably reflect the effectiveness of water-quality improvements and restoration projects, the decelerating trajectory in the 2010s suggests that the current measures offer diminishing returns. Given new and persistent pressures on freshwater ecosystems, including emerging pollutants, climate change and the spread of invasive species, we call for additional mitigation to revive the recovery of freshwater biodiversity.",
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AU - Domisch, Sami
AU - Garcia Marquez, Jaime R.
AU - Heino, Jani
AU - Hering, Daniel
AU - Jähnig, Sonja C.
AU - Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid
AU - Stubbington, Rachel
AU - Altermatt, Florian
AU - Álvarez-Cabria, Mario
AU - Amatulli, Giuseppe
AU - Angeler, David G.
AU - Archambaud-Suard, Gaït
AU - Jorrín, Iñaki Arrate
AU - Aspin, Thomas
AU - Azpiroz, Iker
AU - Bañares, Iñaki
AU - Ortiz, José Barquín
AU - Bodin, Christian L.
AU - Bonacina, Luca
AU - Bottarin, Roberta
AU - Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel
AU - Csabai, Zoltán
AU - Datry, Thibault
AU - de Eyto, Elvira
AU - Dohet, Alain
AU - Dörflinger, Gerald
AU - Drohan, Emma
AU - Eikland, Knut A.
AU - England, Judy
AU - Eriksen, Tor E.
AU - Evtimova, Vesela
AU - Feio, Maria J.
AU - Ferréol, Martial
AU - Floury, Mathieu
AU - Forcellini, Maxence
AU - Forio, Marie Anne Eurie
AU - Fornaroli, Riccardo
AU - Friberg, Nikolai
AU - Fruget, Jean François
AU - Georgieva, Galia
AU - Goethals, Peter
AU - Graça, Manuel A.S.
AU - Graf, Wolfram
AU - House, Andy
AU - Huttunen, Kaisa Leena
AU - Jensen, Thomas C.
AU - Johnson, Richard K.
AU - Jones, J. Iwan
AU - Kiesel, Jens
AU - Kuglerová, Lenka
AU - Larrañaga, Aitor
AU - Leitner, Patrick
AU - L’Hoste, Lionel
AU - Lizée, Marie Helène
AU - Lorenz, Armin W.
AU - Maire, Anthony
AU - Arnaiz, Jesús Alberto Manzanos
AU - McKie, Brendan G.
AU - Millán, Andrés
AU - Monteith, Don
AU - Muotka, Timo
AU - Murphy, John F.
AU - Ozolins, Davis
AU - Paavola, Riku
AU - Paril, Petr
AU - Peñas, Francisco J.
AU - Pilotto, Francesca
AU - Polášek, Marek
AU - Rasmussen, Jes Jessen
AU - Rubio, Manu
AU - Sánchez-Fernández, David
AU - Sandin, Leonard
AU - Schäfer, Ralf B.
AU - Scotti, Alberto
AU - Shen, Longzhu Q.
AU - Skuja, Agnija
AU - Stoll, Stefan
AU - Straka, Michal
AU - Timm, Henn
AU - Tyufekchieva, Violeta G.
AU - Tziortzis, Iakovos
AU - Uzunov, Yordan
AU - van der Lee, Gea H.
AU - Vannevel, Rudy
AU - Varadinova, Emilia
AU - Várbíró, Gábor
AU - Velle, Gaute
AU - Verdonschot, Piet F.M.
AU - Verdonschot, Ralf C.M.
AU - Vidinova, Yanka
AU - Wiberg-Larsen, Peter
AU - Welti, Ellen A.R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Owing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to biodiversity loss 1. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment and hydromorphological restoration, have aimed to improve environmental quality and foster the recovery of freshwater biodiversity 2. Here, using 1,816 time series of freshwater invertebrate communities collected across 22 European countries between 1968 and 2020, we quantified temporal trends in taxonomic and functional diversity and their responses to environmental pressures and gradients. We observed overall increases in taxon richness (0.73% per year), functional richness (2.4% per year) and abundance (1.17% per year). However, these increases primarily occurred before the 2010s, and have since plateaued. Freshwater communities downstream of dams, urban areas and cropland were less likely to experience recovery. Communities at sites with faster rates of warming had fewer gains in taxon richness, functional richness and abundance. Although biodiversity gains in the 1990s and 2000s probably reflect the effectiveness of water-quality improvements and restoration projects, the decelerating trajectory in the 2010s suggests that the current measures offer diminishing returns. Given new and persistent pressures on freshwater ecosystems, including emerging pollutants, climate change and the spread of invasive species, we call for additional mitigation to revive the recovery of freshwater biodiversity.
AB - Owing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to biodiversity loss 1. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment and hydromorphological restoration, have aimed to improve environmental quality and foster the recovery of freshwater biodiversity 2. Here, using 1,816 time series of freshwater invertebrate communities collected across 22 European countries between 1968 and 2020, we quantified temporal trends in taxonomic and functional diversity and their responses to environmental pressures and gradients. We observed overall increases in taxon richness (0.73% per year), functional richness (2.4% per year) and abundance (1.17% per year). However, these increases primarily occurred before the 2010s, and have since plateaued. Freshwater communities downstream of dams, urban areas and cropland were less likely to experience recovery. Communities at sites with faster rates of warming had fewer gains in taxon richness, functional richness and abundance. Although biodiversity gains in the 1990s and 2000s probably reflect the effectiveness of water-quality improvements and restoration projects, the decelerating trajectory in the 2010s suggests that the current measures offer diminishing returns. Given new and persistent pressures on freshwater ecosystems, including emerging pollutants, climate change and the spread of invasive species, we call for additional mitigation to revive the recovery of freshwater biodiversity.
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