Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loads in Greek Rivers: Implications for Management in Compliance with the Water Framework Directive by Konstantinos Stefanidis, Aikaterini Christopoulou, Serafeim Poulos, Emmanouil Dassenakis, Elias Dimitriou

“…Reduction of nutrient loadings is often prioritized among other management measures for improving the water quality of freshwaters within the catchment. However, urban point sources and agriculture still thrive as the main drivers of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in European rivers. …”
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The Self-Bleaching Process of Microcystis aeruginosa is Delayed by a Symbiotic Bacterium Pseudomonas sp. MAE1-K and Promoted by Methionine Deficiency by Jaejoon Jung, Ju Hye Baek, Yunho Lee, Sang Eun Jeong, Che Ok Jeon

“…IMPORTANCE Cyanobacterial blooms in freshwaters represent serious global concerns for the ecosystem and human health. …”
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Assessing spatial and temporal changes in diversity of copepod crustaceans: a key step for biodiversity conservation in groundwater-fed springs by Francesco Cerasoli, Barbara Fiasca, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Annalina Lombardi, Barbara Tomassetti, Valeria Lorenzi, Ilaria Vaccarelli, Ilaria Vaccarelli, Mattia Di Cicco, Marco Petitta, Diana M. P. Galassi

“…Overall, we found 48 copepod species, 22 of which are obligate groundwater dwellers while the remaining 26 usually occur in surface freshwaters. All springs showed significant changes in taxonomic and phylogenetic beta diversity over time. …”
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Impact of Global Warming on Kryal Fauna: Thermal Tolerance Response of <i>Diamesa steinboecki</i> (Goetghebuer, 1933; Chironomidae) by Ana-Belén Muñiz-González, José-Luis Martínez-Guitarte, Valeria Lencioni

“…The results suggest that, based on LTs, <i>D. steinboecki</i> is more thermally tolerant than other <i>Diamesa</i> species (e.g., <i>D. tonsa</i>) from cold freshwaters, but, as in these, <i>hsp70</i> and <i>hsc70</i> are involved in surviving short-term heat shock. …”
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Role of Rhizospheric Microbiota as a Bioremediation Tool for the Protection of Soil-Plant Systems from Microcystins Phytotoxicity and Mitigating Toxin-Related Health Risk by El Mahdi Redouane, Richard Mugani, Majida Lahrouni, José Carlos Martins, Soukaina El Amrani Zerrifi, Khalid Oufdou, Alexandre Campos, Vitor Vasconcelos, Brahim Oudra

“…Frequent toxic cyanoblooms in eutrophic freshwaters produce various cyanotoxins such as the monocyclic heptapeptides microcystins (MCs), known as deleterious compounds to plant growth and human health. …”
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