Aquatic ecologists face challenges in identifying the general rules of the functioning of
ecosystems. A common framework, including freshwater, marine, benthic, and pelagic …

The use of functional traits (FTs) can provide quantitative information to explain macrophyte
ecology more effectively than traditional taxonomic-based methods. This research aims to …

Metacommunity patterns and underlying processes in aquatic organisms have typically
been studied within a drainage basin. We examined variation in the composition of six …

Context dependency is an emerging topic that is challenging our understanding of the
factors sha** biodiversity in metacommunities. River networks and other dendritic systems …

Understanding the relative role of dispersal dynamics and niche constraints is not only a
core task in community ecology, but also becomes an important prerequisite for …

Fish, as top predators in aquatic ecosystems, play an important role in maintaining the
structure and functioning of these ecosystems, making their diversity a topic of great interest …

The extent to which stochastic and deterministic processes influence variations in species
communities across space and time remains a central question in theoretical and applied …

Zooplankton in river systems have seldom been studied in the context of metacommunity
ecology. Spatial factors (eg, river connectivity, directionality, and man-made dams) may play …

In community ecology, randomization tests with problem specific test statistics (eg,
nestedness, functional diversity, etc.) are often applied. Researchers in such studies may …

Analysing the beta diversity components and spatial patterns of species distribution may
provide key insights into how local communities respond to human‐induced environmental …