Despite the recognized importance of reservoirs and dams, global datasets describing their
characteristics and geographical distribution are largely incomplete. To enable advanced …

Major rivers worldwide have experienced dramatic changes in flow, reducing their natural
ability to adjust to and absorb disturbances. Given expected changes in global climate and …

… Although characteristics of invaders (B I ) and the recipient community (B C ) are interrelated,
we suggest that it is easier, and more informative, to separate them for empirical research. …

A global overview of dam-based impacts on large river systems shows that over half (172
out of 292) are affected by dams, including the eight most biogeographically diverse. Dam-…

Background: PSP is a neuropathologically defined disease entity. Clinical diagnostic criteria,
published in 1996 by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/Society for …

Food allergy can result in considerable morbidity, impact negatively on quality of life, and
prove costly in terms of medical care. These guidelines have been prepared by the European …

Free-flowing rivers (FFRs) support diverse, complex and dynamic ecosystems globally,
providing important societal and economic services. Infrastructure development threatens the …

Seventy-seven percent of the total water discharge of the 139 largest river systems in North
America north of Mexico, in Europe, and in the republics of the former Soviet Union is …

… One viral metagenome (number 40, Supplementary Table 1) was prepared by concentrating
a natural microbial sample and inducing it with mitomycin C. All metagenome libraries …

Many environmental effects of dams are immediate and obvious. For example, dams obstruct
migration pathways for fish, and reservoirs trap waterborne sediment. Other environmental …