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Restoring shallow lakes impaired by eutrophication: Approaches, outcomes, and challenges by Abell, Jonathan M., Özkundakci, Deniz, Hamilton, David P., Reeves, Paula

“…Shallow lake ecosystems are widely impaired by eutrophication. Lake restoration projects frequently fail or are only partially successful, reflecting that…”
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Patterns and drivers of spatio-temporal variability of suspended sediment in the Waikato lakes, New Zealand by Özkundakci, Deniz, Allan, Mathew Grant

“…Quantifying and interpreting variability in ecological systems allows us to better understand the driving forces that determine ecosystems functioning. We…”
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Long-term zooplankton composition data reveal impacts of invasions on community composition in the Waikato lakes, New Zealand by Duggan, Ian C., Özkundakci, Deniz, David, Bruno O.

“…Data collected on zooplankton community composition over longer time periods (> 10 years) are rare. We examined among-lake spatial and temporal trends of…”
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Lake resilience: concept, observation and management by Özkundakci, Deniz, Lehmann, Moritz K.

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Bridging the gap: A strategic framework for implementing best practice guidelines in environmental modelling by Jones, Hannah F.E., Özkundakci, Deniz, Hunt, Stephen, Giles, Hilke, Jenkins, Bevan

“…•There can be a gap, or disconnect, between modellers and environmental managers.•The framework facilitates the implementation of best practice in…”
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Winter severity determines functional trait composition of phytoplankton in seasonally ice‐covered lakes by Özkundakci, Deniz, Gsell, Alena S., Hintze, Thomas, Täuscher, Helgard, Adrian, Rita

“…How climate change will affect the community dynamics and functionality of lake ecosystems during winter is still little understood. This is also true for…”
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Exploring temporal and spatial variation in cotton tensile-strength loss to assess the ecosystem health of non-wadeable rivers by Pingram, Michael A., Clapcott, Joanne E., Hamer, Mark P., Atalah, Javier, Özkundakci, Deniz

“…•Cotton strips provide a standardised indicator of ecosystem health in rivers.•Key drivers include water temperature and nutrient concentrations.•Cotton…”
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To sea or not to sea? Multiple lines of evidence reveal the contribution of non‐diadromous recruitment for supporting endemic fish populations within New Zealand's longest river by David, Bruno O., Jarvis, Matt, Özkundakci, Deniz, Collier, Kevin J., Hicks, Andy S., Reid, Malcolm

“…Otolith microchemistry was used to identify marine‐ versus freshwater‐derived recruitment of three native freshwater fish species belonging to the southern…”
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Building a reliable evidence base: Legal challenges in environmental decision-making call for a more rigorous adoption of best practices in environmental modelling by Özkundakci, Deniz, Wallace, Pip, Jones, Hannah F.E., Hunt, Stephen, Giles, Hilke

“…•Environmental decisions often use evidence from predictive mathematical modelling.•Models used in environmental decisions are vulnerable to legal…”
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Reference and current Trophic Level Index of New Zealand lakes: benchmarks to inform lake management and assessment by Abell, Jonathan M., van Dam-Bates, Paul, Özkundakci, Deniz, Hamilton, David P.

“…Knowledge of trophic status is fundamental to understanding the condition and function of lake ecosystems. We developed regression models to predict…”
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Modelling interactive effects of multiple disturbances on a coastal lake ecosystem: Implications for management by Jones, Hannah F.E., Özkundakci, Deniz, McBride, Chris G., Pilditch, Conrad A., Allan, Mathew G., Hamilton, David P.

“…Coastal lakes, also known as temporarily open/closed estuaries or intermittently closed and open lakes and lagoons, are common worldwide, are typically sites…”
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First observations and early life-history aspects of lake rearing galaxiid larvae in the lower Waikato River Basin, New Zealand by David, Bruno O., Jarvis, Matt, Özkundakci, Deniz, Smith, Josh, Duggan, Ian C., Koh, Sung Soo, Augspurger, Jason, King, Tania M.

“…Larval behaviour for many of New Zealand's diadromous freshwater fish is inadequately described. Diadromy for many amphidromous species is not obligatory…”
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Characteristics of consumer trophic resources for Waikato shallow lake food webs by Collier, Kevin J., Garrett-Walker, Jeremy, Özkundakci, Deniz, Pingram, Michael A.

“…We characterised the quantity (mass per unit area or volume), quality (cabon:nitrogen ratio) and enrichment (δ 15 N) of basal food resources and benthic…”
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Fish community responses to invasive fish removal and installation of an exclusion barrier at Lake Ohinewai, Waikato by Tempero, Grant W., Hicks, Brendan J., Ling, Nicholas, Morgan, Dai, Daniel, Adam J., Özkundakci, Deniz, David, Bruno

“…Introduced common carp (Cyprinus carpio) are a recognised threat to New Zealand's freshwater ecosystems. In 2011, an invasive fish removal programme was…”
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Phytoplankton succession and the formation of a deep chlorophyll maximum in a hypertrophic volcanic lake by Simmonds, Bernard, Wood, Susanna A, Özkundakci, Deniz, Hamilton, David P

“…Deep chlorophyll maxima (DCM) are a common feature of poorly mixed, low-productivity lakes, but are less commonly observed in eutrophic systems. This study…”
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Effect of intensive catchment and in-lake restoration procedures on phosphorus concentrations in a eutrophic lake by Özkundakci, Deniz, Hamilton, David P., Scholes, Paul

“…Lake Okaro is a small, warm monomictic lake in central North Island, New Zealand, which progressed from oligotrophic to eutrophic through the 1960s. Trends in…”
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Effects of water temperature on summer periphyton biomass in shallow lakes: a pan-European mesocosm experiment by Mahdy, Aldoushy, Hilt, Sabine, Filiz, Nur, Beklioğlu, Meryem, Hejzlar, Josef, Özkundakci, Deniz, Papastergiadou, Eva, Scharfenberger, Ulrike, Šorf, Michal, Stefanidis, Kostas, Tuvikene, Lea, Zingel, Priit, Søndergaard, Martin, Jeppesen, Erik, Adrian, Rita

“…Periphyton communities play an important role in shallow lakes and are controlled by direct forces such as temperature, light, nutrients, and invertebrate…”
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Quantifying the Extent of Anthropogenic Eutrophication of Lakes at a National Scale in New Zealand by Abell, Jonathan M, Özkundakci, Deniz, Hamilton, David P, van Dam-Bates, Paul, Mcdowell, Richard W

“…Quantifying environmental changes relative to ecosystem reference conditions (baseline or natural states) can inform assessment of anthropogenic impacts and…”
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Nitrogen and Phosphorus Limitation of Phytoplankton Growth in New Zealand Lakes: Implications for Eutrophication Control by Abell, Jonathan M, Özkundakci, Deniz, Hamilton, David P

“…We examine macronutrient limitation in New Zealand (NZ) lakes where, contrary to the phosphorus (P) only control paradigm, nitrogen (N) control is widely…”
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Optimising sampling frequency for change detection of variables in lake monitoring programs by Patil, Rupesh, Hamilton, David, Ausseil, Olivier, Kittridge, Michael, Özkundakci, Deniz, McDowell, Richard W.

“…•Optimized sampling regime can match restoration timeline with improvements in water quality.•Duration and frequency of the optimized sampling regime affect…”
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