Freshwater mussels of the Order Unionida provide important ecosystem functions and
services, yet many of their populations are in decline. We comprehensively review the status …

Understanding the processes sha** biological communities under multiple disturbances
is a core challenge in ecology and conservation science. Traditionally, ecologists have …

A systematic literature review was undertaken to analyse the linkages between different
biodiversity attributes and 11 ecosystem services. The majority of relationships between …

Despite intensive research during the past decade on the effects of alien species, invasion
science still lacks the capacity to accurately predict the impacts of those species and …

Co‐extinctions are increasingly recognized as one of the major processes leading to the
global biodiversity crisis, but there is still limited scientific evidence on the magnitude of …

Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are watercourses that cease flow at some
point in time and space. Arguably Earth's most widespread type of flowing water, IRES are …

We reviewed the literature on the effects of land use changes on mediterranean river
ecosystems (med-rivers) to provide a foundation and directions for future research on …

Invasion science is the study of the causes and consequences of the introduction of
organisms to the areas outside their native ranges. It concerns all aspects relating to the …

Non‐native species introductions affect freshwater communities by changing community
compositions, functional roles, trait occurrences and ecological niche spaces …

Abstract The Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) is an important tool
for biological invasion policy and management and has been adopted as an International …