Aquatic macroinvertebrates are involved in numerous processes within aquatic ecosystems.
They often have important effects on ecosystem processes such as primary production (via …

▪ Abstract We review the major conceptual developments that have occurred over the last 50
years concerning the factors that influence insect biodiversity in streams and examine how …

To test the hypothesis that the impacts of grazers on plant species richness reverse under
contrasting nutrient richness, we analyzed unpublished and published data from lake …

The high levels of microplastics (MPs) found in freshwaters, particularly in riverine
sediments, may impose a threat to the macroinvertebrate communities with possible …

Freshwater invertebrate conservation faces 5 important challenges. First, ̃10, 000 species of
freshwater invertebrates around the world may already be extinct or imperiled. Second …

Summary 1 Riparian trees regulate aquatic ecosystem processes, such as inputs of light,
organic matter and nutrients, that can be altered dramatically when these trees are …

In this paper we suggest a conceptual model for the evaluation of periphyton communities in
unshaded temperate streams based on the primary habitat variables of flood disturbance …

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

Explaining the mechanisms underlying patterns of species diversity and composition in
riverine networks is challenging. Historically, community ecologists have conceived of …

The “intermediate disturbance hypothesis” and the “intermediate productivity hypothesis”
have been widely recognized concepts for explaining patterns of species diversity for the …