Connectivity is classically considered an emergent property of landscapes encapsulating
individuals' flows across space. However, its operational use requires a precise …

Increases in river fragmentation globally threaten freshwater biodiversity. Rivers are
fragmented by many agents, both natural and anthropogenic. We review the distribution and …

River networks are hierarchical dendritic habitats embedded within the terrestrial landscape,
with varying connectivity between sites depending on their positions along the network. This …

The influence of spatial processes on diversity and community dynamics is generally
recognized in ecology and also applied to conservation projects involving forest and …

Japan is considered a global hot spot of biodiversity. With regard to species diversity, insects
are no exception. To date, more than 32,000 insect species have been identified in Japan …

Describing, understanding and predicting the spatial distribution of genetic diversity is a
central issue in biological sciences. In river landscapes, it is generally predicted that neutral …

Rivers are fascinating ecosystems in which the eco‐evolutionary dynamics of organisms are
constrained by particular features, and biologists have developed a wealth of knowledge …

Species reintroductions–the translocation of individuals to areas in which a species has
been extirpated with the aim of re‐establishing a self‐sustaining population–have become a …

Diatoms are among the most commonly used bioindicators. Correct taxonomic
identifications are critical to their use as bioindicators because closely related diatom …

Landscape features notoriously affect spatial patterns of biodiversity. For instance, in
dendritic ecological networks (such as river basins), dendritic connectivity has been …