Water temperature is one of the main abiotic factors affecting the structure and functioning of
aquatic ecosystems and its alteration can have important effects on biological communities …

Climate change and anthropogenic nitrogen deposition are both important ecological
threats. Evaluating their cumulative effects provides a more holistic view of ecosystem …

The topics assessed in this chapter were last assessed by the IPCC in 2007, principally in
WGII AR4 Chapters 3 (Kundzewicz et al., 2007) and 4 (Fischlin et al., 2007), but also in WGII …

Fresh waters are particularly vulnerable to climate change because (i) many species within
these fragmented habitats have limited abilities to disperse as the environment changes;(ii) …

Different components of global environmental change are typically studied and managed
independently, although there is a growing recognition that multiple drivers often interact in …

Freshwater ecosystems and their biodiversity are presently seriously threatened by global
development and population growth, leading to increases in nutrient inputs and …

The Anthropocene is characterised by pervasive human‐inflicted impacts on a broad range
of biota, including insects. In 2019, we reviewed scientific literature quantifying the …

Biotic homogenization goes beyond the increase in taxonomic similarity among
communities. It also involves the loss of biological differences in any organizational level …

Introduction This chapter synthesizes the scientific literature on the detection and attribution
of observed changes in natural and human systems in response to observed recent climate …

Stoffhaushalt ist die Summe des Stoff-und Energieumsatzes in einem Ökosystem. Die
Untersuchung des Stoffhaushaltes eines Gewässers geht von der Feststellung der gelösten …