Dear all,
My colleagues and I would like to draw your attention to a Topical Collection on Resilience and recovery in lake systems, hosted by Journal of Paleolimnology.
Healthy lake ecosystems are crucial harbours for freshwater biodiversity, a vital tool for global carbon storage, and essential for water security. However, many lakes remain highly vulnerable to human-induced stressors such as pollution, eutrophication, and climate change. Recent research has determined that many lake systems may be approaching, or have already tipped into states dominated by simplified ecological networks and a lack of resilience, creating an urgent need to understand how lakes respond to management and recover from degraded states, so that resource management or restoration plans can be better informed. Emerging studies from palaeolimnological records and recent monitoring could benefit long-term freshwater health and ecosystem management.
Here, we invite contributions to a thematic collection in the Journal of Paleolimnology that explores resilience and recovery in lakes across a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. We welcome research that integrates novel data, methodological innovations, and theoretical frameworks that help illuminate recovery trajectories, ecological thresholds, and the role of multiple stressors in system recovery. Submissions that link these insights to management and restoration strategies are particularly encouraged. By bringing together diverse perspectives, this thematic collection aims to advance our knowledge of how lake ecosystems can recover from major disturbances and to better inform freshwater ecosystem management.
Best wishes,
Roseanna and the guest editors team
Co-lead Guest Editors:
Dr Roseanna Mayfield, University of Nottingham
Dr Richard Walton, University of Southampton
Additional Guest Editors:
Dr. Virginia Panizzo, University of Nottingham
Prof. Xu Chen, China University of Geosciences - Wuhan
Dr. Timothy Foster, University of Southampton
Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026
Website: https://link.springer.com/collections/cajdhjhjec
