Vertical migration is a geographically and taxonomically widespread behaviour among
zooplankton that spans across diel and seasonal timescales. The shorter‐term diel vertical …

Metacommunity theory has advanced understanding of how spatial dynamics and local
interactions shape community structure and biodiversity. Here, we review empirical …

Lakes and ponds are scattered on Earth's surface as islands in the ocean. The organisms
inhabiting these ecosystems have thus developed strategies to pass the barrier represented …

Given their dormancy capability (long-term resistant stages) and their ability to colonise and
reproduce, microscopic aquatic animals have been suggested having cosmopolitan …

There has been a recent rise in the number of experiments investigating the effect of
dispersal on diversity, with many of the predictions for these tests derived from …

In the light of the recent surge of interest in small and often temporary wetlands as model
systems for ecological and evolutionary research, this article reviews current knowledge on …

How species reach and persist in isolated habitats remains an open question in many
cases, especially for rapidly spreading invasive species. This is particularly true for …

Over the past centuries, European streams have been heavily influenced by humans
through pollution and regulation. As a result, the quality and diversity of freshwater riparian …

The extent and frequency of passive overland dispersal of freshwater invertebrates as well
as the relative importance of different dispersal vectors is not well documented. Although …

The resilience of biodiversity in the face of climate change depends on gene flow and range
shifts. For diverse wind-dispersed and wind-pollinated organisms, regional wind patterns …