A commentary on current approaches in the aquatic sciences Edwin BourgetMarie-Josée Fortin Invited Lecture Pages: 1 - 16
Spatial heterogeneity as a multiscale characteristic of zooplankton community P. Pinel-Alloul Invited Lecture Pages: 17 - 42
Genetic structure of natural populations of Nitrobacter in an aquatic environment E. NavarroV. DegrandeR. Bardin OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 48
Diel changes in the alkaline phosphatase activity of bacteria and phytoplankton in the hypereutrophic Villerest reservoir (Roanne, France) Dominique JametLofti AleyaJean Devaux OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 56
Vertical and seasonal variations of inorganic carbon allocation into macromolecules by phytoplankton population in a brown-colored and a clear-water lake Nadine MaurinChristian AmblardGilles Bourdier OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 70
The microbial loop in a humic lake: seasonal and vertical variations in the structure of the different communities Christian AmblardJean-François CarriasNadine Maurin OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 84
Diel changes in the biochemical composition of the particulate matter coupled with several parameters in the hypereutrophic Villerest reservoir (Roanne, France) Maria MichardLotfi AleyaJean Devaux OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 91
Spatio-temporal distribution of the microphytobenthic biomass in intertidal flats of Tagus Estuary (Portugal) Vanda BrotasTeresa CabritaFernando Catarino OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 104
Heterogeneity of periphyton in French Mediterranean rivers Arlette CazaubonThierry RollandMohammed Loudiki OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 114
Assessment of the bio-indicator capacity of aquatic macrophytes using multivariate analysis Nathalie GrasmückJacques HaurySerge Muller OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 122
Time and spatial dynamics of Mediterranean lagoon macrobenthos during an exceptionally prolonged interruption of freshwater inputs Georges StoraAndré ArnouxMichèle Galas OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 132
A comparative study of the zoobenthos of eight land-water interfaces (Lake of Geneva) Ruth Bänziger OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 140
The macroinvertebrate communities of streams draining a small granitic catchment exposed to acidic precipitations (Vosges Mountains, northeastern France) F. GuéroldD. VeinJ. C. Pihan OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 148
Spatial distribution and temporal variability of some aquatic insects in the Franco-Geneva River, Allondon Michel DethierJosé de SousaSandra Knispel OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 155
Use and partition of space and resources by two coexisting Rhyacophila species (Trichoptera) in a high mountain stream Pierre LavandierRégis Cereghino OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 162
Diel patterns of feeding and vertical migration in daphnids and diaptomids during the clear water phase in Lake Geneva (France) Nadine AngeliBernadette Pinel-AlloulIsabelle Ménard OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 184
Modification of migratory behavior of planktonic Crustacea in the presence of a bloom of Microcystis aeruginosa (Cyanobacteria) J. L. BerthonS. Brousse OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 193
Spatial and temporal distribution of the zoobenthos community in a woodland pond (Switzerland) Beat Oertli OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 204
Spatial patterns of planktonic microcrustaceans in a small shallow lake Gérard LacroixFrançoise Lescher-Moutoué OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 217
Space and time distribution of zooplankton in a Mediterranean lagoon (Etang de Berre) R. GaudyG. VerriopoulosG. Cervetto OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 236
Feeding behaviour and migrations in a natural population of the copepod Acartia tonsa G. CervettoM. PaganoR. Gaudy OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 248
Habitat variability and space utilization by the amphibian communities of the French upper-rhone floodplain Alain MorandPierre Joly OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 257
Heterogeneity and typology of fish habitat in the main stream of a Breton coastal river (Elorn-Finistère, France) Dominique OmbredaneJ. HauryP. M. Chapon OriginalPaper Pages: 259 - 268
Analysis of spatial and semporal organization in a salmonid brook in relation to physical factors and macrophytic vegetation J. HauryJ. -L. BagliniéreG. Maisse OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 277
Reproduction, condition and food of adult arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus, L.) in Lake Pavin (Massif Central, France) Jean-Louis Jamet OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 288
Sand smelt (Atherina boyeri) migration within the water system of the Camargue, southern France E. RosecchiA. J. Crivelli OriginalPaper Pages: 289 - 298
Spatial pattern of size distribution of four fish species on Réunion coral reef flats Pascale ChabanetYves Letourneur OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 308
Microhabitat requirements for settlement of juvenile sparid fishes on Mediterranean rocky shores M. L. Harmelin-VivienJ. G. HarmelinV. Leboulleux OriginalPaper Pages: 309 - 320
Spatial and temporal separation of littoral zone fishes of Lake Geneva (Switzerland-France) Olivier Rossier Invertebrates Pages: 321 - 327
Effects of vertical prey distribution on the food-searching behaviour of Danube bleak Chalcalburnus chalcoides mento Franz Uiblein OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 333
Temporal distribution of perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) in a lake-reservoir (Moselle, France): analysis of catches with vertical gill nets Anne FleschGérard MassonJean-Claude Moreteau OriginalPaper Pages: 335 - 343
Impact of Caulerpa taxifolia colonization on the littoral ichthyofauna of North-Western Mediterranean sea: preliminary results P. FrancourM. Harmelin-VivienJ. Duclerc OriginalPaper Pages: 345 - 353
Ichthyogeographic regions and watershed size in the French river Rhône network T. ChangeuxD. Pont OriginalPaper Pages: 355 - 363
In situ observation of suspended solid aggregates in rivers M. A. MaldineyJ. M. Mouchel OriginalPaper Pages: 365 - 373
Multi-scale heterogeneity in a macrobenthic epifauna community A. MignéD. Davoult OriginalPaper Pages: 375 - 381
Examination through a principal component analysis of the phosphorus exchanges between sediments and water in trophically different reservoirs Mohammed Alaoui MhamdiLotfi AleyaJean Devaux OriginalPaper Pages: 383 - 389
31P-NMR study of natural phytoplankton samples Jacques FeuilladeGuy BielickiJean-Pierre Renou OriginalPaper Pages: 391 - 398
Mass-marking of bone tissue of Coregonus lavaretus L. and its potential application to monitoring the spatio-temporal distribution of larvae, fry and juveniles of lacustrine fishes Ricardo Rojas BeltranAlexis ChampigneulleGeoffroy Vincent OriginalPaper Pages: 399 - 407
A survey of the spawning of perch (Perca fluviatilis), pike (Esox lucius), and roach (Rutilus rutilus), using artificial spawning substrates in lakes C. GilletJ. P. Dubois OriginalPaper Pages: 409 - 415
An acoustic telemetry study of seabream (Sparus aurata L.): first results on activity rhythm, effects of environmental variables and space utilization Marie-Laure BégoutJean-Paul Lagardére OriginalPaper Pages: 417 - 423
Using multiviriate analyses for separating spatial and temporal effects within species-environment relationships Evelyne FranquetSylvain DolédecDaniel Chessel OriginalPaper Pages: 425 - 431
Contribution of mathematical modeling to lake ecosystem understanding: Lake Bourget (Savoy, France) Brigitte Vinçon-LeiteBruno TassinJean-Michel Jaquet OriginalPaper Pages: 433 - 442
