State of Lake Vänern Ecosystem
Editorial
M. Munawar
Preface
M. Munawar, S.A. Wangberg, & G. Dave
State of Lake Vänern Ecosystem
Lake Vänern: A historical outline
M. K. Drotz, S. Wängberg, E. Jakobsson, E. Gustavsson, and L. G. Nilsson
Sustainability aspects of water regulation and flood risk reduction in Lake Vänern
L. Nyberg, M. Evers, M. Dahlström, and A. Pettersson
Increasing algal biomass in Lake Vänern despite decreasing phosphorus concentrations – a lake-specific phenomenon?
G. A. Weyhenmeyer and N. Broberg
Has climate variability driven the trends and dynamics in recruitment of pelagic fish species in Swedish Lakes Vänern and Vättern in recent decades?
A. Sandström, H. Ragnarsson-Stabo, T. Axenrot, and E. Bergstrand
A test of sampling methods for fishes in the littoral zone of Lake Vänern, Sweden
A. Sandström, B. Bergquist, H. Ragnarsson-Stabo, and M. Andersson
Atlantic salmon and brown trout in Lake Vänern: A proposal for a co-management system
E. Bergman, J. R. Norrgård, J. J. Piccolo, P. Gustafsson, F. Nilsson, and P. J. B. Hart
Can multi-frequency acoustics improve the monitoring of large zooplankton in large temperate lakes?
H. Ragnarsson-Stabo, T. Vrede, T. Axenrot, and A. Sandström
State of the Great Lakes ecosystem
Management of Great Lakes Fisheries: Progressions and Lessons
C. K. Minns
Relative Comparison and Perspective on Invasive Species in the Laurentian and Swedish Great Lakes
T. F. Nalepa
The Laurentian Great Lakes in transition: A chronicle of 50 years of changes at the base of the food web
M. Munawar, I.F. Munawar, M. Fitzpatrick, H. Niblock, J. Lorimer
International management and agreements
Progress towards the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive (2000 – 2012)
G. Phillips
Aquatic ecosystems across boundaries: Significance of international agreements and cooperation
G. Dave and M. Munawar
Contributed articles
Analysis of sediments and suspended material in lake ecosystems using near-infrared spectroscopy: A review
D. F. Malley & P. Williams
Tintinnids (Ciliophora: Choreotrichia) of the Suez Canal and their transmigration process between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Hamed A. El-Serehy, Fahad A. Al-Misned, Nasser S. Abdel-Rahman & Khaled A. Al-Rasheid
Health of the Salish Sea as measured using transboundary ecosystem indicators
Cecilia Wong & Michael Rylko
Stakeholder involvement in data collection: Shall we get the same desired results?
Mbamwai Mbewe