Northern Australia is characterised by a tropical wet–dry climate that regulates the distinctive
character of river flow regimes across the region. There is marked hydrological seasonality …

We review the literature on the ecology, connectivity, human impacts and management of
freshwater and estuarine systems in the Great Barrier Reef catchment (424,000 km 2), on …

The detrital‐based food web of many streams and rivers plays a fundamental role in the
cycling and retention of carbon and nutrients. However, we still need to understand which …

Most hypotheses explaining the general gradient of higher diversity toward the equator are
implicit or explicit about greater species packing in the tropics. However, global patterns of …

Data on the functional composition of invertebrates in tropical streams are needed to
develop models of ecosystem functioning and to assess anthropogenic effects on ecological …

Recent surveys of groundwater invertebrates (stygofauna) worldwide are yielding rich troves
of biodiversity, with significant implications for invertebrate systematists and phylogeneticists …

Leaf litter is a major component in the organic matter budgets of streams worldwide.
Shredding invertebrates are widely considered to be of central importance for the …

Publisher Summary This chapter explores the evidence for and against the proposition that
there are fundamental differences in the ecology of temperate and tropical streams. It …

Detrital food webs of woodland streams depend on terrestrial litter input and, thus, are
susceptible to changes in riparian cover. We assessed effects of litter species richness and …

Managers, researchers and technicians involved in the conservation and management of
water resources in the Central Amazonia need a robust tool to assess biological quality in …