How important are terrestrial organic carbon inputs for secondary production in freshwater ecosystems?

MT Brett, SE Bunn, S Chandra… - Freshwater …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Many freshwater systems receive substantial inputs of terrestrial organic matter. Terrestrially
derived dissolved organic carbon (t‐DOC) inputs can modify light availability, the spatial …

Ecosystem services provided by river-floodplain ecosystems

DK Petsch, VM Cionek, SM Thomaz, NCL Dos Santos - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
River-floodplain ecosystems (RFEs) provide multiple ecosystem services. However, their
importance may be underestimated because they are not summarized yet. In this paper, we …

[BOG][B] Stream ecology: structure and function of running waters

JD Allan, MM Castillo, KA Capps - 2021 - books.google.com
Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters is designed to serve as a
textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference source for …

A review of allochthonous organic matter dynamics and metabolism in streams

JL Tank, EJ Rosi-Marshall, NA Griffiths… - Journal of the North …, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
The role of allochthonous organic matter in lotic ecosystems has been an important research
topic among aquatic ecologists since the seminal work by Lindeman was published in 1942 …

The river as a chemostat: fresh perspectives on dissolved organic matter flowing down the river continuum

IF Creed, DM McKnight, BA Pellerin… - Canadian Journal of …, 2015 - cdnsciencepub.com
A better understanding is needed of how hydrological and biogeochemical processes
control dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations and dissolved organic matter (DOM) …

Ecosystem services provided by small streams: an overview

V Ferreira, R Albariño, A Larrañaga, CJ LeRoy… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Small streams constitute the majority of the water courses in a catchment and have specific
characteristics that distinguish them from larger streams and rivers. Despite their small size …

The riverine ecosystem synthesis: biocomplexity in river networks across space and time

JH Thorp, MC Thoms… - River Research and …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We propose an integrated, heuristic model of lotic biocomplexity across spatiotemporal
scales from headwaters to large rivers. This riverine ecosystem synthesis (RES) provides a …

Quantity and quality: unifying food web and ecosystem perspectives on the role of resource subsidies in freshwaters

AM Marcarelli, CV Baxter, MM Mineau, RO Hall Jr - Ecology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Although the study of resource subsidies has emerged as a key topic in both ecosystem and
food web ecology, the dialogue over their role has been limited by separate approaches that …

Priming effect: bridging the gap between terrestrial and aquatic ecology

B Guenet, M Danger, L Abbadie, G Lacroix - Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how ecosystems store or release carbon is one of ecology's greatest
challenges in the 21st century. Organic matter covers a large range of chemical structures …

Fine sediment and particulate organic matter: A review and case study on ridge-to-reef transport, transformations, fates, and impacts on marine ecosystems

Z Bainbridge, S Lewis, R Bartley, K Fabricius… - Marine Pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Studies documenting the effects of land-derived suspended particulate matter (SPM, ie,
particulate organic matter and mineral sediment) on marine ecosystems are typically …