Aquatic Sciences (AS) published by the Swiss Academy of Sciences covers the fields of theoretical and applied water research and fisheries sciences including such topics as water chemistry and physics ecology freshwater biology geochemistry hydrogeology ichthyology limnology mathematical modelling oceanography and sedimentology. Original contributions of general and regional interest are published with the aim to provide an international forum for the integration of aquatic research to create a European platform for its dissemination and to promote the multidisciplinary aspects of water science.