A cross‐system synthesis of consumer and nutrient resource control on producer biomass
Nutrient availability and herbivory control the biomass of primary producer communities to
varying degrees across ecosystems. Ecological theory, individual experiments in many …
varying degrees across ecosystems. Ecological theory, individual experiments in many …
Experimental nitrogen and phosphorus enrichment stimulates multiple trophic levels of algal and detrital‐based food webs: A global meta‐analysis from streams and …
Anthropogenic increases in nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations can strongly
influence the structure and function of ecosystems. Even though lotic ecosystems receive …
influence the structure and function of ecosystems. Even though lotic ecosystems receive …
To be or not to be what you eat: regulation of stoichiometric homeostasis among autotrophs and heterotrophs
Homeostasis of element composition is one of the central concepts of ecological
stoichiometry. In this context, homeostasis is the resistance to change of consumer body …
stoichiometry. In this context, homeostasis is the resistance to change of consumer body …
Subsidy‐stress and multiple‐stressor effects along gradients of deposited fine sediment and dissolved nutrients in a regional set of streams and rivers
A Wagenhoff, CR Townsend, N Phillips… - Freshwater …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Stream managers need to understand relationships between multiple stressors and
ecological responses. We examined responses of benthic invertebrates and algae along …
ecological responses. We examined responses of benthic invertebrates and algae along …
Biotic interactions in freshwater benthic habitats
JR Holomuzki, JW Feminella… - Journal of the North …, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
We summarized studies on the impacts and scale effects of negative (competition, predation,
parasitism, herbivory) and positive (mutualism, commensalism, indirect facilitation) species …
parasitism, herbivory) and positive (mutualism, commensalism, indirect facilitation) species …
Body composition in aquatic organisms—a global data bank of relationships between mass, elemental composition and energy content
T Brey, C Müller-Wiegmann, ZMC Zittier… - Journal of Sea Research, 2010 - Elsevier
We introduce a global data bank on body composition of aquatic organisms that is available
at http://www. thomas-brey. de/science/virtualhandbook. It covers ratios between body mass …
at http://www. thomas-brey. de/science/virtualhandbook. It covers ratios between body mass …
Invasive fishes generate biogeochemical hotspots in a nutrient-limited system
Fishes can play important functional roles in the nutrient dynamics of freshwater systems.
Aggregating fishes have the potential to generate areas of increased biogeochemical …
Aggregating fishes have the potential to generate areas of increased biogeochemical …
Patterns of benthic algae and cyanobacteria along twin‐stressor gradients of nutrients and fine sediment: a stream mesocosm experiment
The factors underlying population and community dynamics are almost invariably
multivariate, and ecosystems worldwide are affected by many anthropogenic stressors …
multivariate, and ecosystems worldwide are affected by many anthropogenic stressors …
[HTML][HTML] Nutrients versus emerging contaminants–Or a dynamic match between subsidy and stress effects on stream biofilms
Freshwater ecosystems are threatened by multiple anthropogenic stressors, which might be
differentiated into two types: those that reduce biological activity at all concentrations (toxic …
differentiated into two types: those that reduce biological activity at all concentrations (toxic …
Periphyton biomass and ecological stoichiometry in streams within an urban to rural land-use gradient
PJ O'Brien, JD Wehr - Global Change and River Ecosystems—Implications …, 2010 - Springer
This study examined the effects land use on biomass and ecological stoichiometry of
periphyton in 36 streams in southeastern New York State (USA). We quantified in-stream …
periphyton in 36 streams in southeastern New York State (USA). We quantified in-stream …