Aquatic ecosystem indices, linking ecosystem health to human health risks

Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 16, 2025

Abstract The good functioning of aquatic ecosystems is essential for providing diverse ecosystem services that benefit humans. degradation health due to continuous stressors, such as climate change or water pollution, leading an increase in human risks and well-being. Indicators have been developed determine from recreational drinking water. Still, a general application linking has not done. We here reviewed indicators indices applied assess the their links with risk evaluated extent which can witness A total 245 articles were reviewed, consisting 185 on assessment 60 Out 65 described, we use several parameters relevance evaluate risks, including physico-chemical parameters, bioindicators, contaminants, pathogens, therefore covering various sources disturbance. Based our assessment, propose set would allow inclusion well-being (e.g. coliforms, algae, pH, nutrients, chemical compounds, services). Measuring these should be incorporated into future studies understanding linkage health.

Language: Английский

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Abrupt physico-chemical changes in the limnology of Pyrenean mountain lakes necessitate urgent management actions

Regional Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(1)

Published: Jan. 28, 2025

Abstract Mountain lakes are rare ecological niches supporting unique species assemblages and important sources of safe drinking water for wildlife, livestock humans. Located at high altitude, these vulnerable to environmental stressors such as climate or land-use change, impacting their ecosystem functions. However, although trends in temperature physico-chemical composition have been fairly well studied large mountain lakes, the same cannot be said small- medium-sized shallow lakes. Here, using measurements chemistry 25 Pyrenean records 14 them, we show that conditions which prevail littoral zones undergone rapid changes between 2007 2023. Over this 16-year period, found that, on average, duration ice-cover period decreased by 58.35 days, average annual rose 1.65 °C. We also a significant overall decrease pH, total organic carbon nitrogen, increase hardness dissolved potassium. Our results demonstrate abiotic alterations with potential negative implications humans, functioning. Likely consequences include declines aquatic biodiversity, degradation quality increased health risks from harmful algal blooms. Policy must urgently acknowledge impacts global change mountains order take necessary management actions.

Language: Английский

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Potential ecotoxicological effects of global change on organisms inhabiting high-mountain lakes in the Alps

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 975, P. 179180 - 179180

Published: April 5, 2025

Language: Английский

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Biofilms inactivate the free-living stage of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the most destructive pathogen for vertebrate diversity

The ISME Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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