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Freshwater Biology
Edited by:
Alan G. Hildrew and Colin R. Townsend
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 6/86 (Marine & Freshwater Biology)
Impact Factor: 2.650
Freshwater Biology publishes papers on all aspects of the ecology of inland surface waters, including rivers and lakes, connected ground waters, flood plains and other wetlands. We publish studies of micro-organisms, algae, macrophytes, invertebrates, fish and other vertebrates, as well as those concerning whole systems and related physical and chemical aspects of the environment. Manuscripts with an experimental or conceptual flavour are especially welcome, as are those which integrate laboratory and field work, and studies from less well researched areas of the world.
TopNews and Announcements
Virtual Issue Published
Commemorating 25 years of editing by Hildrew & Townsend, this online only Virtual Issue takes a look back over the highlights of their time with the journal. Read all the articles for free online. Read articles here.
Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site.
You can now submit your manuscript to Freshwater Biology online, with our new manuscript submission website. The online manuscript submission and review process promises to lead to faster submission to first decision times and greater simplicity for authors and reviewers. Submit your best manuscript to Freshwater Biology.
Special Issues
Freshwater Biology publishes 2-3 themed issues each year which are available at the special single-issue price of £25 each. Visit the Special Issues page for more information.
Free Online Access in the Developing World
Access to this journal is available free online within institutions in the developing world through the AGORA Initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Articles Published Online Ahead of Print
Articles which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed are published online through our Early View feature before the print edition of this journal is published.
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Highly accessed papers
The following three papers were the most accessed articles within Freshwater Biology online in 2005. Click on each link to view the Abstracts. If you do not have a subscription to the journal you can purchase single articles by clicking the Buy Now option online.
Riverine landscapes: taking landscape ecology into the water
John A. Wiens
Biodiversity: towards a unifying theme for river ecology
Ward, Tockner
Are alien fish a reliable indicator of river health?
M. J. Kennard, A. H. Arthington, B. J. Pusey, B. D. Harch
Highly cited papers
The following three papers were the most highly cited articles in 2003 published in Freshwater Biology. Click on each link to view the Abstracts. If you do not have a subscription to the journal you can purchase single articles by clicking the Buy Now option online.
Ecological effects of perturbation by drought in flowing waters
Lake, PS Source
Parallels and contrasts in the effects of drought on stream macroinvertebrate assemblages
Boulton, AJ
Leaf litter decomposition and microbial activity in nutrient-enriched and unaltered reaches of a headwater stream
Gulis, V; Suberkropp, K
Special Issues
Freshwater Biology publishes 2-3 themed issues each year which are available at the special single-issue price of £25.00 each. Visit the Special Issues page for more information.
Free to view articles
The following articles demonstrate some of the topics published in the journal over the last few years. Click on any title to view the paper free of charge.
Riverine landscapes: taking landscape ecology into the water
J.A. Wiens
Biodiveristy: towards a unifying theme for river ecology
J.V. Ward, K. Tockner
Assessing introgression of foreign strains in wild Atlantic salmon populations: variation in microsatellites assessed in historic scale collections
J.L. Martinez, J. Dumas, E. Beall, E. Garcia-Vazquez
Competition in variable environments: experiments with planktonic rotifers
K.L. Kirk
Export of invertebrates and detritus from fishless headwater streams in southeastern Alaska: implications for downstream salmonid production
M.S. Wipfli, D.P. Gregovich
The effects of vertical mixing on a phytoplankton community: a modelling approach to the intermediate disturbance hypothesis
J.A. Elliot, A.E. Irish, C.S. Reynolds
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Blackwell Ecology - Blackwell Publishing's ecology subject site
Fishknowledge.com - covering technical and scientific aspects of commercial fishing, fish farming, and the commercial and environment management of aquatic resources.
http://www.benthos.org/ - The North American Benthological Society (NABS) is an international scientific organization whose purpose is to promote better understanding of the biotic communities of lake and stream bottoms and their role in aquatic ecosystems, by providing media and disseminating new investigation results, new interpretations, and other benthological information to aquatic biologists and to the scientific community at large.
British Ecological Society
Ecological Society of Australia
South African Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Scientists
Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Italian Society of Ecology
PISCES Conservation Ltd
