The role of allochthonous organic matter in lotic ecosystems has been an important research
topic among aquatic ecologists since the seminal work by Lindeman was published in 1942 …

Traditional approaches to the study of food webs emphasize the transfer of local primary
productivity in the form of living plant organic matter across trophic levels. However, dead …

Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters is designed to serve as a
textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference source for …

▪ Abstract Animals are important in nutrient cycling in freshwater ecosystems. Via excretory
processes, animals can supply nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) at rates comparable to …

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

Abstract Freshwater mussel (Superfamily Unionoidea) communities are important
components of food webs, and they link and influence multiple trophic levels. Mussels filter …

Six conclusions have emerged from recent research that complicate the ability to predict
how biodiversity losses may affect ecosystem function:(1) species traits determine …

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 …

Empirical studies investigating the role of species diversity in sustaining ecosystem
processes have focused primarily on terrestrial plant and soil communities. Eighteen …

Ecological stoichiometry offers a framework for predicting how animal species vary in
recycling nutrients, thus providing a mechanism for how animal species identity mediates …