Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
5.5
3.4
Journals
Water
Special Issues
Ecological Restoration of Lakes and Reservoirs
share announcement

Ecological Restoration of Lakes and Reservoirs

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 4452

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Chenxi Wu

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
Interests: water quality; aquatic environment; merging contaminants; ecological restoration; environmental geochemistry; water pollution control

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Lakes and reservoirs provide important ecological services to human society such as water supply, transportation, recreation, flood control, and aquaculture. However, water quality decline and the ecological deterioration of lakes and reservoirs have become an issue of global concern as a result of social and economic development. Water pollution leads to a series of problems, such as eutrophication, algal bloom, and biodiversity decline. In recent years, the ecological restoration of deteriorated lakes and reservoirs has received growing attention with the aim to improve water quality and restore ecosystem health.

The aim of this Special Issue of Water is to present the latest advances in the ecological restoration of lakes and reservoirs both in theory and in practice. We invite contributions from all aspects of this topic, including but not limited to, ecological restoration theory, ecological restoration technologies, case studies of the restoration project, effectiveness evaluation and synthesis. Relevant research outcomes are expected to support the management and practice of the ecological restoration of lakes and reservoirs.

Dr. Chenxi Wu
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Water is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • eutrophication
  • aquatic macrophyte
  • biogeochemical cycle
  • lakes and reservoirs
  • algal bloom
  • restoration
  • biodiversity

Published Papers (2 papers)

Download All Papers
Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

Jump to: Other

16 pages, 1952 KiB  
Article
PGPR Promotes the Recovery of Submerged Macrophytes via Indigenous Microbiome Modulations under Combined Abiotic Stress
by Yahua Li, Xiangfen Liu, Qianzheng Li, Yao Guo, Yi Zhang, Chuan Wang, Qiaohong Zhou and Zhenbin Wu
Water 2023, 15(3), 590; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15030590 - 02 Feb 2023
Cited by 1 | Viewed by 2070
Abstract
The restoration of submerged macrophytes is commonly limited by abiotic stress. Here, we isolated PGPR strains from the rhizosphere of submerged macrophytes using ACC deaminase selective medium, and evaluated their growth promoting effects on Vallisneria natans (V. natans) under low light [...] Read more.
The restoration of submerged macrophytes is commonly limited by abiotic stress. Here, we isolated PGPR strains from the rhizosphere of submerged macrophytes using ACC deaminase selective medium, and evaluated their growth promoting effects on Vallisneria natans (V. natans) under low light intensity and (or) high sediment organic matter load, and also explored the indigenous microbiome response of V. natans seedlings to PGPR inoculants. Ten isolates were chosen from the 252 isolated strains based on the ACC deaminase activity and the production of IAA and siderophore. M1 (Pseudomonas vancouverensis) and E15 (Enterobacter ludwigii) had the best growth promoting effects under low light stress and under double stress of low light and high sediment organic matter load, and the shoot height increased by 36% and 46%, respectively. The results of indigenous microbiome analysis showed that PGPR inoculants could regulate the relative abundance of unclassified_f_Enterobacteriaceae and improve the α-diversity of the rhizosphere bacterial community. Under high sediment organic matter load, inoculation of PGPR obviously shifted the β-diversity of rhizosphere bacterial communities to promote the early growth of V. natans. This study expands the application of plant–microbe interaction in the field of freshwater ecological restoration. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Restoration of Lakes and Reservoirs)
►▼ Show Figures

Graphical abstract

Other

Jump to: Research

7 pages, 1731 KiB  
Opinion
Submerged Macrophyte Restoration in Enclosure: A Proper Way for Ecological Remediation of Shallow Lakes?
by Shenghua Hu, Xiaofei Chen, Xiaolong Huang and Chenxi Wu
Water 2023, 15(7), 1317; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15071317 - 27 Mar 2023
Viewed by 1481
Abstract
Degradation of lake ecosystem is a common problem existing in many countries. Remediation of degraded lake is urgently needed in order to maintain water safety and lake ecosystem health. Restoration of submerged macrophyte is considered as an important measure of ecological remediation of [...] Read more.
Degradation of lake ecosystem is a common problem existing in many countries. Remediation of degraded lake is urgently needed in order to maintain water safety and lake ecosystem health. Restoration of submerged macrophyte is considered as an important measure of ecological remediation of shallow lakes after pollution loading get effectively controlled. Nowadays, enclosures resembling those used in aquaculture historically are widely used for submerged macrophyte restoration. Although submerged macrophyte can be successfully restored in enclosure, it’s contribution to the whole lake ecological remediation is limited. Fish manipulation, which reduces fish stock and adjusts fish community structure, was found able to improve water quality and promote submerged macrophyte restoration in many lakes. However, the role of fish in ecological restoration do not receive enough attention in many ecological remediation projects. Future studies are required to better understand the role of fish in lake nutrient cycle and the influence on submerged macrophyte to help develop theory that better guide the fish manipulation for the ecological remediation in shallow lakes. In the end, we want to point out that manipulation of fish community structure following by natural restoration and/or artificial planting of submerged macrophyte could be an effective strategy for whole lake ecological remediation of shallow lakes, and suggest that fish manipulation measure should be tested in more ecological remediation projects of shallow lakes worldwide. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Restoration of Lakes and Reservoirs)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-2
Back to TopTop