''Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems'' is a

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covering management and conservation issues related to freshwater ecosystems. The journal publishes articles, short communications, reviews, comments and replies. It is published by

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and the

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is Daniel Gerdeaux ( INRA). The journal was established in 1928 as ''Bulletin Français de la Pêche et de la Pisciculture'' and obtained its current title in 2008. An editorial published in 2002 by the outgoing editor Erick Vigneux, celebrates the 75 year anniversary of the journal. In this celebratory editorial it is explained that 'Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems' was introduced as a subtitle for the journal name in 1996.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2017

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of 1.525.

New species first described in this journal

Occasionally new species have been first described in this journal. For example: * The freshwater goby ''

Stiphodon ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single isla ...

julieni'' was first described from specimens collected on Rapa in French Polynesia, in this journal in 2002. * The freshwater goby ''

Lentipes ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are anadromous. Species There are currently 18 ...

kaaea'' was first described in this journal in 2002. * The characiform fish ''

Tometes ''Tometes'' is a genus of fish in the family Serrasalmidae found in fast-flowing rivers in northern South America. Adults of all seven species in this genus are phytophagous, feeding primarily on aquatic plants in the family Podostemaceae. The ...

lebaili'' was first described in this journal in 2002. * The freshwater prawn '' Macrobrachium feunteuni'' was first described in this journal in 2002.

References

External links

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