Scaling‐up biodiversity‐ecosystem functioning research

A Gonzalez, RM Germain, DS Srivastava… - Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A rich body of knowledge links biodiversity to ecosystem functioning (BEF), but it is primarily
focused on small scales. We review the current theory and identify six expectations for scale …

Characteristics, main impacts, and stewardship of natural and artificial freshwater environments: consequences for biodiversity conservation

M Cantonati, S Poikane, CM Pringle, LE Stevens… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all
main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas (fwh). For each type, we identify …

A meta‐analysis of nestedness and turnover components of beta diversity across organisms and ecosystems

J Soininen, J Heino, J Wang - Global Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The number of studies investigating the nestedness and turnover components of beta
diversity has increased substantially, but our general understanding of the drivers of …

A critical review on water quality index tool: Genesis, evolution and future directions

S Gupta, SK Gupta - Ecological Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
Water quality is a substantial measure in coordinating water demand and supply. An
adequate level of freshwater is eminent for biological needs and a vital side of integrated …

Distance decay 2.0–a global synthesis of taxonomic and functional turnover in ecological communities

C Graco‐Roza, S Aarnio, N Abrego… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Understanding the variation in community composition and species abundances (ie, β‐
diversity) is at the heart of community ecology. A common approach to examine β‐diversity …

Impacts of landscape patterns on plant species diversity at a global scale

H **, J Xu, Y Peng, J **n, N Peng, Y Li, J Huang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Landscape patterns are important drivers of biodiversity. Owing to differences in vegetation
types, sampling methods, diversity measures, spatial scales, and landscape levels, the …

The three Rs of river ecosystem resilience: Resources, recruitment, and refugia

K Van Looy, JD Tonkin, M Floury… - River Research and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Resilience in river ecosystems requires that organisms must persist in the face of highly
dynamic hydrological and geomorphological variations. Disturbance events such as floods …

Beta diversity of diatom species and ecological guilds: Response to environmental and spatial mechanisms along the stream watercourse

A Jamoneau, SI Passy, J Soininen… - Freshwater …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the mechanisms that drive beta diversity (ie β‐diversity), an important aspect
of regional biodiversity, remains a priority for ecological research. β‐diversity and its …

Using river microalgae as indicators for freshwater biomonitoring: Review of published research and future directions

N Wu, X Dong, Y Liu, C Wang, A Baattrup-Pedersen… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Trait-based approaches may give insights into underlying mechanisms of relationships
between biological communities and environmental stressors, and are increasingly used in …

Does isolation influence the relative role of environmental and dispersal‐related processes in stream networks? An empirical test of the network position hypothesis …

D Schmera, D Árva, P Boda, E Bódis… - Freshwater …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying the relative importance of how local (environmental or niche‐based) and
regional (dispersal‐related or spatial) processes regulate the assembly of communities has …