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SUBMITTER: Koschorreck M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6965596 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Koschorreck Matthias M Downing Andrea S AS Hejzlar Josef J Marcé Rafael R Laas Alo A Arndt Witold G WG Keller Philipp S PS Smolders Alfons J P AJP van Dijk Gijs G Kosten Sarian S
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Artificial water bodies like ditches, fish ponds, weirs, reservoirs, fish ladders, and irrigation channels are usually constructed and managed to optimize their intended purposes. However, human-made aquatic systems also have unintended consequences on ecosystem services and biogeochemical cycles. Knowledge about their functioning and possible additional ecosystem services is poor, especially compared to natural ecosystems. A GIS analysis indicates that currently only ~ 10% of European surface w ...[more]