Temporary rivers are characterized by shifting habitats between flowing, isolated pools, and
dry phases. Despite the fact that temporary rivers are currently receiving increasing attention …

Palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic applications of fossil ostracods rely on a
uniformitarian approach underpinned by knowledge of the biology and ecology of living …

Rapid shifts in biotic communities due to environmental variability challenge the detection of
anthropogenic impacts by current biomonitoring programs. Metacommunity ecology has the …

Aim Patterns of high biodiversity among less mobile organisms throughout isolated locations
suggest that passive dispersal importantly contributes to biodiversity. We examined the …

Disturbances influence community structure and ecosystem functioning. Bacteria are key
players in ecosystems and it is therefore crucial to understand the effect of disturbances on …

Stoffhaushalt ist die Summe des Stoff-und Energieumsatzes in einem Ökosystem. Die
Untersuchung des Stoffhaushaltes eines Gewässers geht von der Feststellung der gelösten …

In many parts of the world rock outcrops form important landscape elements that play a role
in generating and maintaining biodiversity in addition to providing key ecosystem services …

Although metacommunity ecology has improved our understanding of how dispersal affects
community structure and dynamics across spatial scales, it has yet to adequately account for …

Recent work has shown that dispersal has an important role in sha** microbial
communities. However, little is known about how dispersed bacteria cope with new …

A major challenge in climate change biology is to explain why the impacts of climate change
vary around the globe. Microclimates could explain some of this variation, but climate …