Effects of water temperature on freshwater macroinvertebrates: A systematic review

L Bonacina, F Fasano, V Mezzanotte… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water temperature is one of the main abiotic factors affecting the structure and functioning of
aquatic ecosystems and its alteration can have important effects on biological communities …

Hydropower‐driven thermal changes, biological responses and mitigating measures in northern river systems

J Heggenes, M Stickler, K Alfredsen… - River research and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Water temperatures control life histories and diversity of aquatic species. Hydropower
regulation, particularly in high head systems, alters natural water temperature regimes …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change shifts the timing of nutritional flux from aquatic insects

JR Shipley, CW Twining, M Mathieu-Resuge… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Climate change can decouple resource supply from consumer demand, with the potential to
create phenological mismatches driving negative consequences on fitness. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Global characterization factors for quantifying the impacts of increasing water temperature on freshwater fish

D Li, M Dorber, V Barbarossa, F Verones - Ecological indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Water temperature is an abiotic master variable for the survival of aquatic organisms. Global
warming alters the thermal regimes of rivers and, thus, poses a threat to freshwater …

How development and survival combine to determine the thermal sensitivity of insects

M Abarca, AL Parker, EA Larsen, J Umbanhowar… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Thermal performance curves (TPCs) depict variation in vital rates in response to temperature
and have been an important tool to understand ecological and evolutionary constraints on …

[HTML][HTML] The functional relationship between aquatic insects and cyanobacteria: A systematic literature review reveals major knowledge gaps

A Fadel, F Guerrieri, S Pincebourde - Total Environment Research Themes, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria and aquatic insects are major components of food webs in freshwater
ecosystems. However, the functional relationship between cyanobacteria and aquatic …

Investigation of self-purification and water quality index during dry and rainy seasons in the Khurumela Stream (Botswana)

M Medupe, MW Letshwenyo - Journal of Ecohydraulics, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the self-purification and predicted water quality index of a stream in
Botswana, fed by a natural spring. The stream investigated is a tributary of Lotsane River …

Do microplastics and climate change negatively affect shredder invertebrates from an amazon stream? An ecosystem functioning perspective

VC Firmino, RT Martins, LS Brasil, EJ Cunha… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pollution and climate change are among the main threats to the biodiversity of freshwater
ecosystems in the 21st century. We experimentally tested the effects of microplastic and …

Warming undermines emergence success in a threatened alpine stonefly: A multi‐trait perspective on vulnerability to climate change

AA Shah, S Hotaling, AB Lapsansky… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Vulnerability to warming is often assessed using short‐term metrics such as the critical
thermal maximum (CTMAX), which represents an organism's ability to survive extreme heat …

Water temperature drives variability in salmonfly abundance, emergence timing, and body size

HE Anderson, LK Albertson… - River Research and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater organisms are disproportionately impacted by climate change and human
disturbance, resulting in shifts in species' distributions and life histories. We coupled …