As human populations grow across the planet, water security, biodiversity loss and the loss of aquatic ecosystem services take on ever increasing priority for policy makers. International Review of Hydrobiology brings together in one forum fundamental and problem-oriented research on the challenges facing marine and freshwater biology in an economically changing world. Interdisciplinary in nature, articles cover all aspects of aquatic ecosystems, ranging from headwater streams to the ocean and biodiversity studies to ecosystem functioning, modeling approaches including GIS and resource management, with special emphasis on the link between marine and freshwater environments. The editors expressly welcome research on baseline data. The knowledge-driven papers will interest researchers, while the problem-driven articles will be of particular interest to policy makers. The overarching aim of the journal is to translate science into policy, allowing us to understand global systems yet act on a regional scale.

International Review of Hydrobiology publishes original articles, reviews, short communications, and methods papers.

Editors
Dietrich Borchardt, Magdeburg (Executive Editor)
Markus Weitere, Magdeburg, Germany (Executive Editor)
Björn Gücker, São João del-Rei, Brazil
Hendrik Schubert, Rostock, Germany
Editorial Board
R. Adrian, Berlin, Germany
M. Brauns, Magdeburg, Germany
D. G. F. Cunha, São Paulo, Brasilia
S. Fietz, Stellenbosch, South Africa
M. Graça, Coimbra, Portugal
D. Graeber, Aarhus, Denmark
C. Iglesias, Montevideo, Uruguay
G.-J. Joo, Pusan, South Korea
N. Kamjunke, Magdeburg, Germany
B. Nixdorf, Cottbus, Germany
H. Norf, Mageburg, Germany
F. Pick, Ottawa, ON, Canada
R. Pinto Coelho, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
P. Polte, Rostock, Germany
R. Psenner, Innsbruck, Austria
K. Rinke, Magdeburg, Germany
H. Schubert, Rostock, Germany
S. Seena, Coimbra, Portugal
Additionally to our Editorial Board the following scientists are contributing to IRH as acitve Handling Editors. Theirs names are printed with the associated paper as well.
- Leopold Füreder
- Andrew Kaus
- Mechtild Schmitt-Jansen
- Irina Telesh
- Jörg Tittel
Editorial Office
Christiane Katterfeld
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Managing Editor
Danielle Flemming
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co KGaA
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69469 Weinheim
Germany
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E-mail: dflemming@wiley.com