Abstract The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessment scheme has been putting in
force the evaluation of freshwater ecosystems in Europe, including a new paradigm of …

Bacterioplankton in freshwater streams play a critical role in stream nutrient cycling. Despite
their ecological importance, the temporal variability in the structure of stream …

Primary production is a fundamental ecosystem process that influences nutrient and carbon
cycling, and trophic structure in streams. The magnitude and timing of gross primary …

Setting environmental flows downstream of hydropower dams is widely recognized as
important, particularly in Alpine regions. However, the required flows are strongly influenced …

The benthic, mat‐forming diatomDidymosphenia geminata has the unique ability to produce
large amounts of algal biomass under oligotrophic conditions in cold, fast flowing streams …

The bloom‐forming freshwater stalked diatom Didymosphenia geminata is unusual among
algae in that nuisance growths occur almost exclusively in oligotrophic waters. Current …

Given alterations in global hydrologic regime, we examine the role of hydrology in regulating
stream microbial mat abundance in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Here, perennial …

Biological invasions represent a critical global challenge, profoundly impacting ecosystems
and driving environmental change. While the distribution of invasive animal or plant species …

The effects of the dam impoundment on the distribution of chromophoric dissolved organic
matter (CDOM) were evaluated for a dam reservoir (the Gunwi reservoir) at an early …

Many glacial meltwater streams in the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV) of Antarctica contain
abundant microbial mats, representing hot spots of primary production in a barren …