Many freshwater systems receive substantial inputs of terrestrial organic matter. Terrestrially
derived dissolved organic carbon (t‐DOC) inputs can modify light availability, the spatial …

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 …

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 …

We define disturbance in stream ecosystems to be: any relatively discrete event in time that
is characterized by a frequency, intensity, and severity outside a predictable range, and that …

Although the study of resource subsidies has emerged as a key topic in both ecosystem and
food web ecology, the dialogue over their role has been limited by separate approaches that …

Consideration of the adequacy of the conceptual basis of stream ecology is facilitated by a
comprehensive (global) perspective focusing on the scales of space and time. The full lineal …

tem budgets, the most significant efficiency is the overall efficiency with which ecosystems
use available energy. Two questions are raised by this statement: 1) How do we quantify" …

Barry L. Johnson, William B. Richardson, and Teresa J. Naimo arge rivers have served for
mil-lennia as transportation routes; as sources of food, water, and power; as sinks for waste …

We measured ecosystem metabolism and organic matter transport seasonally in five
streams draining catchments dominated by native forest, exotic pine plantation, grazed …

Global quantitative estimations of ecosystem functions are vital. Among those, ecosystem
respiration and photosynthesis contribute to carbon cycling and energy flow to food webs …