| Biodiversity increases and decreases ecosystem stability F Pennekamp, M Pontarp, A Tabi, F Altermatt, R Alther, Y Choffat, ... Nature 563 (7729), 109-112, 2018 | 426 | 2018 |
| Diversity and distribution of freshwater amphipod species in Switzerland (Crustacea: Amphipoda) F Altermatt, R Alther, C Fišer, J Jokela, M Konec, D Küry, E Mächler, ... PloS one 9 (10), e110328, 2014 | 87 | 2014 |
| Assessing different components of diversity across a river network using eDNA E Mächler, CJ Little, R Wüthrich, R Alther, EA Fronhofer, I Gounand, ... Environmental DNA 1 (3), 290-301, 2019 | 79 | 2019 |
| Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem M Saccò, S Mammola, F Altermatt, R Alther, R Bolpagni, A Brancelj, ... Global Change Biology 30 (1), e17066, 2024 | 40 | 2024 |
| Species multidimensional effects explain idiosyncratic responses of communities to environmental change A Tabi, F Pennekamp, F Altermatt, R Alther, EA Fronhofer, K Horgan, ... Nature Ecology & Evolution 4 (8), 1036-1043, 2020 | 37 | 2020 |
| Citizen science approach reveals groundwater fauna in Switzerland and a new species of Niphargus (Amphipoda, Niphargidae) R Alther, N Bongni, Š Borko, C Fišer, F Altermatt Subterranean Biology 39, 1-31, 2021 | 29 | 2021 |
| Translating Niphargus barcodes from Switzerland into taxonomy with a description of two new species (Amphipoda, Niphargidae) C Fišer, R Alther, V Zakšek, Š Borko, A Fuchs, F Altermatt ZooKeys, 113, 2018 | 29 | 2018 |
| Taxonomic, phylogenetic and ecological diversity of Niphargus (Amphipoda: Crustacea) in the Hölloch cave system (Switzerland) C FiŠer, M Konec, R Alther, V Švara, F Altermatt Systematics and Biodiversity 15 (3), 218-237, 2017 | 29 | 2017 |
| Amphipoda (Flohkrebse) der Schweiz: Checkliste, Bestimmung und Atlas F Altermatt, R Alther, C Fišer, V Švara Info fauna, Centre suisse de cartographie de la faune, 2019 | 27 | 2019 |
| Description of a widely distributed but overlooked amphipod species in the European Alps R Alther, C Fiser, F Altermatt Zoological Journal of the Linnean society 179 (4), 751-766, 2017 | 24 | 2017 |
| Chironomidae diversity in high elevation streams in the Swiss Alps CT Robinson, C Thompson, B Lods-Crozet, R Alther Fundamental and Applied Limnology 188 (3), 201-213, 2016 | 23 | 2016 |
| Macroinvertebrate diversity and rarity in non-glacial Alpine streams R Alther, C Thompson, B Lods-Crozet, CT Robinson Aquatic Sciences 81, 1-14, 2019 | 22 | 2019 |
| Climate, immigration and speciation shape terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity in the European Alps L Jardim de Queiroz, CJ Doenz, F Altermatt, R Alther, Š Borko, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289 (1980), 20221020, 2022 | 17 | 2022 |
| Monophyly of the Moitessieriidae Bourguignat, 1863 (Caenogastropoda: Truncatelloidea) A Falniowski, S Prevorčnik, T Delic, R Alther, F Altermatt Folia Malacologica 27 (1), 2019 | 17 | 2019 |
| Spatial patterns of genetic diversity, community composition and occurrence of native and non-native amphipods in naturally replicated tributary streams F Altermatt, R Alther, E Mächler BMC ecology 16, 1-11, 2016 | 16 | 2016 |
| Groundwater environmental DNA metabarcoding reveals hidden diversity and reflects land‐use and geology M Couton, S Hürlemann, A Studer, R Alther, F Altermatt Molecular Ecology 32 (13), 3497-3512, 2023 | 14 | 2023 |
| Fluvial network topology shapes communities of native and non-native amphipods R Alther, F Altermatt Ecosphere 9 (2), e02102, 2018 | 12 | 2018 |
| Dispersal behaviour and riverine network connectivity shape the genetic diversity of freshwater amphipod metapopulations R Alther, EA Fronhofer, F Altermatt Molecular Ecology 30 (24), 6551-6565, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
| Perspectives and pitfalls in preserving subterranean biodiversity through protected areas S Mammola, F Altermatt, R Alther, IR Amorim, RI Băncilă, PAV Borges, ... npj Biodiversity 3 (1), 2, 2024 | 8 | 2024 |
| Integrating citizen science and environmental DNA metabarcoding to study biodiversity of groundwater amphipods in Switzerland M Couton, A Studer, S Hürlemann, N Locher, M Knüsel, R Alther, ... Scientific Reports 13 (1), 18097, 2023 | 8 | 2023 |
Florian AltermattFull Professor of Aquatic Ecology; University of Zurich and EawagVerified email at eawag.ch