Food webs speak of human impact: Using stable isotope-based tools to measure ecological consequences of environmental change

M Alp, J Cucherousset - Food Webs, 2022 - Elsevier
Linking their major biotic and abiotic components, food webs form the core of ecosystems,
many of which are today exposed to multiple human impacts acting at several spatial and …

The ecological role of permanent ponds in Europe: a review of dietary linkages to terrestrial ecosystems via emerging insects

L Fehlinger, B Misteli, D Morant… - Inland Waters, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Permanent ponds are valuable freshwater systems and biodiversity hotspots. They provide
diverse ecosystem services (ESs), including water quality improvement and supply, food …

Stream microbial communities and ecosystem functioning show complex responses to multiple stressors in wastewater

FJ Burdon, Y Bai, M Reyes, M Tamminen… - Global change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple anthropogenic drivers are changing ecosystems globally, with a disproportionate
and intensifying impact on freshwater habitats. A major impact of urbanization are inputs …

Assessing the benefits of forested riparian zones: A qualitative index of riparian integrity is positively associated with ecological status in European streams

FJ Burdon, E Ramberg, J Sargac, MAE Forio… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Develo** a general, predictive understanding of ecological systems requires knowing
how much structural and functional relationships can cross scales and contexts. Here, we …

Leaf-associated macroinvertebrate assemblage and leaf litter breakdown in headwater streams depend on local riparian vegetation

R Oester, PC dos Reis Oliveira, MS Moretti, F Altermatt… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Headwater streams harbor diverse macroinvertebrate communities and are hotspots for leaf
litter breakdown. The process of leaf litter breakdown mediated by macroinvertebrates forms …

Does invasion by armored catfish shift trophic ecology of native fishes? Evidence from stable isotope analysis

Y Quintana, FW Keppeler, KO Winemiller - Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Popular as aquarium fish, armored catfishes from South America (Pterygoplichthys spp.)
have been introduced and become invasive in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide …

Trophic plasticity of omnivorous fishes in natural and human‐dominated landscapes

MP Neves, RL Delariva, DM Perkins… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The persistence of diverse communities and functioning ecosystems under increasing
anthropogenic pressure relies on food web rewiring and the ability of animals to expand or …

Multiple stressors shape invertebrate assemblages and reduce their trophic niche: A case study in a regulated stream

S Dolédec, L Simon, J Blemus, A Rigal, J Robin… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Few studies have addressed how the diversity of basal resources change with stream
regulation and the potential consequences on river biota. We sampled invertebrates above …

Hurricane disturbance drives trophic changes in neotropical mountain stream food webs

PE Gutiérrez‐Fonseca, CM Pringle, A Ramírez… - Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Food webs are complex ecological networks that reveal species interactions and energy
flow in ecosystems. Prevailing ecological knowledge on forested streams suggests that their …

Effects of human disturbance on habitat and fish diversity in Neotropical streams

C Larentis, BC Kotz Kliemann, MP Neves, RL Delariva - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Human pressures have been intensely modifying freshwater ecosystems worldwide. We
assessed the effects of human pressure on habitat diversity and primary productivity to …