Small Water Bodies of the Western Balkans
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Springs as essential water sources for dependent ecosystems in karst.- Small standing-water ecosystems in the transitional temperate climate of the Western Balkans.- Conservation value and habitat diversity of fluvial lakes and gravel pits in river-floodplain systems.- Fountains - overlooked small water bodies in the urban areas.- Temporary ponds in Mediterranean islands: oases of biodiversity.- Riparian springs - challenges from a neglected habitat.- Ecological characteristics and specifics of spring habitats in Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Algae in shallow and small water bodies of Serbia: a frame for species and habitat protection.- Springs and headwater streams in Serbia: the hidden diversity and ecology of aquatic invertebrates. Springs of Southeastern Serbia with a focus on the Vlasina Plateau: different types of challenges for the macroinvertebrate community. Gastropods in small water bodies of the Western Balkans - Endangerments and threats. Importance of small water bodies for diversity of leeches (Hirudinea) of Western Balkan.- Karst springs: isolated ecosystem ecology from the water mite perspective.- Large branchiopods in Small Water bodies: A case study of the Ramsar site "Bardača Wetland" (NW Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina).- How important are small lotic habitats of the Western Balkans for local mayflies?.- Fish communities over the Danube wetlands in Serbia and Croatia.- The importance of small water bodies' conservation for maintaining local amphibian diversity in the Western Balkans.- Human impact induces shifts in trophic composition and diversity of consumer communities in small freshwater ecosystems. Pollution of small lakes and ponds of the Western Balkans - assessment of levels of potentially toxic elements. Conclusions: Small water bodies of the Western Balkans - values and threats.
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