Ecosystem services provided by freshwater macrophytes

SM Thomaz - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Macrophytes are considered key components of aquatic ecosystems and they also provide
multiple benefits for humans. In this review, I identified and exemplified 26 types of …

Macrophyte‐specific effects on epiphyton quality and quantity and resulting effects on grazing macroinvertebrates

JW Wolters, RE Reitsema, RCM Verdonschot… - Freshwater …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic macrophytes can have a significant impact on their associated community of
epiphytic algae and bacteria through the provisioning of structural habitat complexity …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and meta-analysis of the Enemy Release Hypothesis as applied to aquatic plants

NC Baso, MP Hill, A Bownes, JA Coetzee - Aquatic Botany, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract The Enemy Release Hypothesis (ERH) argues that escape from natural enemies
allows exotic plants to become invasive in new habitats. This study provides a critical review …

The influence of substrate type on macroinvertebrate assemblages within agricultural drainage ditches

KJ Gething, MC Ripley, KL Mathers, RP Chadd… - Hydrobiologia, 2020 - Springer
Artificial drainage ditches are common features in lowland agricultural catchments that
support a wide range of ecosystem services at the landscape scale. Current paradigms in …

[HTML][HTML] Drying modulates cross-habitat subsidies and meta-ecosystem food webs in temporary saline inland waters

Z Freixinos, P Alcorlo, R Gómez, J Miñano… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The connections between aquatic and adjacent terrestrial ecosystem in inland water through
cross-habitat subsidies are increasingly recognized. However, we still have a limited …

[KİTAP][B] The biology and ecology of streams and rivers

AG Hildrew, PS Giller - 2023 - books.google.com
The challenges that the world's running water systems now face have never been more
numerous or acute; at the same time, these complex habitats remain absolutely crucial to …

Spatial and temporal diet variability of Adélie (Pygoscelis adeliae) and Emperor (Aptenodytes forsteri) Penguin: a multi tissue stable isotope analysis

V Jafari, D Maccapan, G Careddu, S Sporta Caputi… - Polar Biology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Ross Sea, Antarctica, supports large populations of Emperor Penguin
(Aptenodytes forsteri) and Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), two key meso-predators that …

Modeling Potential Habitats of Macrophytes in Small Lakes: A GIS and Remote Sensing-Based Approach

B Robran, F Kroth, K Kuhwald, T Schneider, N Oppelt - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Macrophytes, which are foundational to freshwater ecosystems, face significant threats due
to habitat degradation globally. Habitat suitability models are vital tools used to investigate …

The scale-dependent role of submerged macrophytes as drift-feeding lotic fish habitat

JS McLaren, RW Van Kirk, P Budy… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Although submerged macrophyte (hereafter,“macrophyte”) communities are globally
prevalent in low-gradient rivers, the net reach-scale effect of macrophytes on drift-feeding …

Spatial variation in the feeding strategies of Mediterranean fish: Flatfish and mullet in the Gulf of Gaeta (Italy)

D Cicala, E Calizza, G Careddu, F Fiorentino… - Aquatic Ecology, 2019 - Springer
Marine coastal areas are highly productive due to the presence of various inputs of organic
matter, including terrestrial material, which fuels food webs. However, the ecological …