Aquatic ecologists face challenges in identifying the general rules of the functioning of
ecosystems. A common framework, including freshwater, marine, benthic, and pelagic …

Climate change could be one of the main threats faced by aquatic ecosystems and
freshwater biodiversity. Improved understanding, monitoring and forecasting of its effects are …

Biotic homogenization goes beyond the increase in taxonomic similarity among
communities. It also involves the loss of biological differences in any organizational level …

Thermal preference and performance provide the physiological frame within which fish
species seek strategies to cope with the challenges raised by the low temperatures and low …

Many species show evidence of climate‐driven distribution shifts towards higher elevations,
but given the tremendous variation among species and regions, we lack an understanding …

The assessment of climate change impacts on biodiversity has so far been biased toward
the taxonomic identification of the species likely either to benefit from climate modifications …

Climate change is expected to impact across every domain of society, including health. The
majority of the world's population is susceptible to pathological, infectious disease whose life …

Stream ecosystems are especially vulnerable to climate warming because most aquatic
organisms are ectothermic and live in dendritic networks that are easily fragmented. Many …

Reference conditions are a key concept in the European Water Framework Directive (WFD).
The WFD stipulates that the ecological status of a given water body shall be assessed by …

Africa is predicted to be highly vulnerable to 21st century climatic changes. Assessing the
impacts of these changes on Africa's biodiversity is, however, plagued by uncertainties, and …