• Dead or alive — Old empty shells do not prompt false-positive results in environmental DNA surveys targeting the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera L.) 

      Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Andersen, Liselotte Wesley; Johnsen, Trine Just; Thaulow, Jens; Anglès d'Auriac, Marc; Thomsen, Søren Nøhr; Hesselsøe, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Environmental DNA (eDNA) from water samples is increasingly used to detect the presence and distribution of species in aquatic ecosystems. However, before implementing eDNA in monitoring programmes, various species-specific ...
    • Flood mitigation options to reduce flooding risks in Bjørkelangen town 

      Guerrero, Jose-Luis; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen (NIVA-rapport;7649, Research report, 2021)
      We assessed three different flood mitigation options, based on simple models, to reduce flooding problems in Bjørkelangen town. The mitigation options i) small debris dams, ii) re-meandering of Lierelva, and iii) restoration ...
    • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems 

      Birk, Sebastian; Chapman, Daniel; Carvalho, Laurence; Spears, Bryan M.; Andersen, Hans Estrup; Argillier, Christine; Auer, Stefan; Baattrup-Pedersen, Annette; Banin, Lindsay; Beklioğlu, Meryem; Bondar-Kunze, Elisabeth; Borja, Angel; Branco, Paulo; Bucak, Tuba; Buijse, Anthonie D.; Cardoso, Ana Cristina; Couture, Raoul-Marie; Cremona, Fabien; de Zwart, Dick; Feld, Christian K.; Ferreira, M Teresa; Feuchtmayr, Heidrun; Gessner, Mark O.; Gieswein, Alexander; Globevnik, Lidija; Graeber, Daniel; Graf, Wolfram; Gutiérrez-Cánovas, Cayetano; Hanganu, Jenica; Işkın, Uğur; Jarvinen, Marko; Jeppesen, Erik; Kotamäki, Niina; Kuijper, Marijn; Lemm, Jan U; Lu, Shenglan; Solheim, Anne Lyche; Mischke, Ute; Moe, S. Jannicke; Nõges, Peeter; Nõges, Tiina; Ormerod, Steve J; Panagopoulos, Yiannis; Phillips, Geoff; Posthuma, Leo; Pouso, Sarai; Prudhomme, Christel; Rankinen, Katri; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Richardson, Jessica; Sagouis, Alban; Santos, Jose Maria; Schäfer, Ralf B; Schinegger, Rafaela; Schmutz, Stefan; Schneider, Susanne Claudia; Schülting, Lisa; Segurado, Pedro; Stefanidis, Kostas; Sures, Bernd; Thackeray, Stephen J.; Turunen, Jarno; Uyarra, María C.; Venohr, Markus; von der Ohe, Peter Carsten; Willby, Nigel; Hering, Daniel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Climate and land-use change drive a suite of stressors that shape ecosystems and interact to yield complex ecological responses (that is, additive, antagonistic and synergistic effects). We know little about the spatial ...
    • Invasion impacts and dynamics of a European-wide introduced species 

      Haubrock, Phillip J.; Ahmed, Danish A.; Cuthbert, Ross N.; Stubbington, Rachel; Domisch, Sami; Marquez, Jaime R. G.; Beidas, Ayah; Amatulli, Giuseppe; Kiesel, Jens; Shen, Longzhu Q.; Soto, Ismael; Angeler, David G.; Bonada, Núria; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel; Csabai, Zoltán; Datry, Thibault; de Eyto, Elvira; Dohet, Alain; Drohan, Emma; England, Judy; Feio, Maria J.; Forio, Marie A. E.; Goethals, Peter; Graf, Wolfram; Heino, Jani; Hudgins, Emma J.; Jähnig, Sonja C.; Johnson, Richard K.; Larrañaga, Aitor; Leitner, Patrick; L'Hoste, Lionel; Lizee, Marie-Helene; Maire, Anthony; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Schäfer, Ralf B.; Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid; Vannevel, Rudy; Várbíró, Gábor; Wiberg-Larsen, Peter; Haase, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Globalization has led to the introduction of thousands of alien species worldwide. With growing impacts by invasive species, understanding the invasion process remains critical for predicting adverse effects and informing ...
    • Kortlægning af flodperlemusling i Varde Å-systemet ved brug af eDNA – en eftersøgning af nålen i høstakken 

      Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Wyrwik, Christoffer; Sørensen, Mathias; Deacon, Michael; Sørensen, Flemming; Pedersen, Jan; Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm (NIVA-rapport;7818-2023, Research report, 2023)
      I dette studie blev der taget vandprøver i Varde Å, Linding Å, Ansager Å, Grindsted Å og Holme Å til kortlægning af forekomster af flodperlemusling ved brug af eDNA. Analyserne blev foretaget på en digital droplet PCR-platform, ...
    • Land use contribution to spatiotemporal stream water and ecological quality: Implications for water resources management in peri-urban catchments 

      Lemaire, Gregory G.; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Höss, Sebastian; Figari Kramer, Sebastian; Schittich, Anna-Ricarda; Zhou, Yujian; Köppl, Christian J.; Traunspurger, Walter; Bjerg, Poul L.; McKnight, Ursula S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Climate change and intensifying agricultural production and urbanization are central factors driving the global freshwater biodiversity decline. To design sustainable green transition schemes and support urban planning, a ...
    • The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt 

      Haase, Peter; Bowler, Diana Elizabeth; Baker, Nathan J.; Bonada, Núria; Domisch, Sami; Marquez, Jaime R. Garcia Marquez; Heino, Jani; Hering, Daniel; Jähnig, Sonja C.; Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid; Stubbington, Rachel; Altermatt, Florian; Álvarez-Cabria, Mario; Amatulli, Giuseppe; Angeler, David G.; Archambaud-Suard, Gaït; Jorrín, Iñaki Arrate; Aspin, Thomas; Azpiroz, Iker; Bañares, Iñaki; Ortiz, José Barquín; Bodin, Christian L.; Bonacina, Luca; Bottarin, Roberta; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel; Csabai, Zoltán; Datry, Thibault; De Eyto, Elvira; Dohet, Alain; Dörflinger, Gerald; Drohan, Emma; Eikland, Knut Andreas; England, Judy; Eriksen, Tor E.; Evtimova, Vesela; Feio, Maria J.; Ferréol, Martial; Floury, Mathieu; Forcellini, Maxence; Forio, Marie Anne Eurie; Fornaroli, Riccardo; Friberg, Nikolai; Fruget, Jean-François; Georgieva, Galia; Goethals, Peter; Graça, Manuel A. S.; Graf, Wolfram; House, Andy; Huttunen, Kaisa-Leena; Jensen, Thomas Correll; Pilotto, Francesca; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Sandin, Leonard; Velle, Gaute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Owing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to biodiversity loss1. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment and hydromorphological restoration, have ...
    • Repeated insecticide pulses increase harmful effects on stream macroinvertebrate biodiversity and function 

      Wiberg-Larsen, Peter; Nørum, Ulrik; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We exposed twelve mesocosm stream channels and four instream channels to one, two, and four pulses of the insecticide lambda-cyhalothrin (0.1 μg L−1) applied at two day intervals, each pulse lasting 90 min. Unexposed ...
    • Seasonal turnover in community composition of stream-associated macroinvertebrates inferred from freshwater environmental DNA metabarcoding 

      Jensen, Mads Reinholdt; Egelyng Sigsgaard, Eva; Agersnap, Sune; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Baattrup-Pedersen, Annette; Wiberg-Larsen, Peter; Thomsen, Philip Francis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Macroinvertebrate communities are crucial for biodiversity monitoring and assessment of ecological status in stream ecosystems. However, traditional monitoring approaches require intensive sampling and rely on invasive ...
    • Stream restoration and ecosystem functioning in lowland streams 

      Baattrup-Pedersen, Annette; Alnoe, Anette Baisner; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Levi, Peter S.; Friberg, Nikolai; Riis, Tenna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Restoration has been increasingly applied over the last decades as a way to improve the ecological conditions in stream ecosystems, but documentation of the impact of restoration on ecosystem functions is sparse. Here, we ...
    • Vulnerability of Aquatic Insect Species to Insecticides, Depending on Their Flight Period and Adult Life Span 

      Kjær, Christian; Sørensen, Peter Borgen; Wiberg-Larsen, Peter; Bak, Jesper; Bruus, Marianne; Strandberg, Beate; Larsen, Søren Erik; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Strandberg, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Effects of insecticides on terrestrial adult life stages of otherwise aquatic insects, such as mayflies (Ephemeroptera), stoneflies (Plecoptera), and caddisflies (Trichoptera), are largely unknown. In the present study, a ...