EPCN Member Publications

EPCN brings together researchers, conservationists and practitioners across Europe working to better understand and protect pond ecosystems. Here showcases recent peer-reviewed research contributed by members of the network, highlighting the breadth and continued vitality of pond-related science in Europe.

2025

Barta et al. (2025). Garden Ponds: Hidden Sources for Plant Invasions? Freshwater Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70145

Bartrons et al. (2025). Why ponds concentrate nutrients: the roles of internal features, land use, and climate. Hydrobiologia, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-025-05907-0

Bashinskiy & Osipov (2025). Assessment of Temperate Floodplain Pondscapes Using Small Littoral Fish as Indicators. Wetlands, 45(3), 29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-025-01912-0

Cvijanović et al. (2025). Conservation and ecological screening of small water bodies in temperate riverine wetlands using UAV Photogrammetry (Middle Danube). Nature Conservation, 58, 61-82. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.58.116663

Fahy et al. (2025). The potential contribution of flood management ponds to pondscape biodiversity: Evidence from dragonflies. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6(3), e70081. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70081

Fehlinger et al. (2025). Mountain ponds under pressure: ecology and management in times of global change. Inland Waters, (just-accepted), 1-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/20442041.2025.2585832

Fehlinger et al. (2025). Nutrients on the move: Investigating large scale fatty acid exports from European ponds via emerging insects. Limnology and Oceanography, 70(10), 2844-2857. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.70180

Golus & Markowski (2025). Digitization as one of the methods of assessing the number and distribution of small water bodies. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies, 54(2), 109-123. https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2025.1.10

Hill et al. (2025). Both pond creation and restoration provide long term biodiversity gains in agricultural landscapes: implications for conservation. Biological Conservation, 309, 111279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111279

Horváth et al. (2025). Urban Ponds and the Emerging Role of Garden Ponds: Ecosystem Services and Disservices, Multifunctionality, and Trade‐Offs. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 12(6), e70041. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.70041

Kivinen & Nummi (2025). Immediate facilitation and engineering legacy of beavers: 54 years of patch dynamics in a boreal landscape. Science of the Total Environment, 999, 180341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180341

Kozioł et al. (2025). Nutritional quality and heavy metal in invasive stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva) from natural waters and aquaculture ponds. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 34385. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-17243-3

Kuczyńska-Kippen et al. (2025). Rotifers as indicators of trophic state in small water bodies with different catchments (field vs. forest). Hydrobiologia, 852(10), 2669-2685. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05760-7

Liao & Soininen (2025). Temporal alpha and beta diversity of diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) reveals biotic heterogenisation in urban ponds. Freshwater Biology, 70(1), e14374. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14374

López‐de Sancha et al. (2025). Drivers of amphibian species richness in European ponds. Ecography, 2025(5), e07347. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07347

Marteau et al (2025). Duckling body mass increases with abundant aquatic invertebrates: Experimental approach. Global Ecology and Conservation, 58, e03490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03490

Marton et al. (2025). Effects of urbanisation, habitat characteristics, and management on garden pond biodiversity: Findings from a large-scale citizen science survey. Landscape and Urban Planning, 257, 105299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105299

Meléndez‐Cal‐y‐Mayor et al. (2025). Genetic and phenotypic comparison of natural and translocated populations of a pond‐breeding amphibian. Conservation Science and Practice, e70185. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70185

Meléndez-Cal-y-Mayor et al. (2025). Genetic monitoring reveals loss of genetic variation and increased isolation in an endangered pond-breeding amphibian. Conservation Genetics, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-025-01722-1

Ribeiro-Silva et al. (2025). Artificial permanent ponds are valuable for bats: a comparison with temporary ponds in a Mediterranean region. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 25(1), 110. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-025-02449-w

Ruse et al. (2025). Agricultural pond restoration enhances species richness in non‐biting midges (Diptera: Chironomidae). Restoration Ecology, e70086. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70086

Siggery et al. (2025). Go hard or go home: Major removal of woody vegetation and sediment greatly enhances wetland plant and water beetle diversity recovery in a farmland pond landscape. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6(4), e70139. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70139

Taie Semiromi et al. (2025). Comparing Ecohydrological Characteristics of European Kettle Holes and Prairie Potholes for Effective Conservation and Management. Wetlands, 45(6), 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-025-01961-5

Trau et al. (2025). Assessing agricultural effects on benthic invertebrate communities in ponds and ditches using δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C isotope niches. PLoS One, 20(11), e0336486. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336486