Functional trait‐based approaches as a common framework for aquatic ecologists
Aquatic ecologists face challenges in identifying the general rules of the functioning of
ecosystems. A common framework, including freshwater, marine, benthic, and pelagic …
ecosystems. A common framework, including freshwater, marine, benthic, and pelagic …
Advancing biological invasion hypothesis testing using functional diversity indices
Pioneering investigations on the effects of introduced populations on community structure,
ecosystem functioning and services have focused on the effects of invaders on taxonomic …
ecosystem functioning and services have focused on the effects of invaders on taxonomic …
The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt
Owing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the
most vulnerable to biodiversity loss. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment …
most vulnerable to biodiversity loss. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment …
Fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages reveal extensive degradation of the world's rivers
Rivers suffer from multiple stressors acting simultaneously on their biota, but the
consequences are poorly quantified at the global scale. We evaluated the biological …
consequences are poorly quantified at the global scale. We evaluated the biological …
Chemical and microbial diversity covary in fresh water to influence ecosystem functioning
Invisible to the naked eye lies a tremendous diversity of organic molecules and organisms
that make major contributions to important biogeochemical cycles. However, how the …
that make major contributions to important biogeochemical cycles. However, how the …
The effect of urbanization on freshwater macroinvertebrates–knowledge gaps and future research directions
Understanding the effects of urbanization on the diversity of freshwater macroinvertebrates
is an important topic of biodiversity research and has direct conservation relevance. The …
is an important topic of biodiversity research and has direct conservation relevance. The …
Structural and functional responses of invertebrate communities to climate change and flow regulation in alpine catchments
Understanding and predicting how biological communities respond to climate change is
critical for assessing biodiversity vulnerability and guiding conservation efforts. Glacier‐and …
critical for assessing biodiversity vulnerability and guiding conservation efforts. Glacier‐and …
Ecosystem functioning and functional approaches on marine macrobenthic fauna: A research synthesis towards a global consensus
The global trend in losing biodiversity is affecting ecosystems due to changes in their
functions and services. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning has become increasingly …
functions and services. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning has become increasingly …
Understanding environmental change through the lens of trait-based, functional, and phylogenetic biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems
In the era of the Anthropocene, environmental change is accelerating biodiversity loss
across ecosystems on Earth, among which freshwaters are likely the most threatened …
across ecosystems on Earth, among which freshwaters are likely the most threatened …
Functional responses of aquatic macroinvertebrates to flow regulation are shaped by natural flow intermittence in Mediterranean streams
Running waters in Mediterranean regions are strongly regulated by dams, which produce
significant alterations to natural flow regimes. Climate change will reduce discharge and …
significant alterations to natural flow regimes. Climate change will reduce discharge and …