The aim of this paper is to review literature on species diversity patterns of freshwater
organisms and underlying mechanisms at large spatial scales. 2. Some freshwater taxa (eg …

1. Riverine systems consist of a mosaic of patches and habitats linked by diverse processes
and supporting highly complex communities. Invertebrates show a high taxonomic and …

Among the fishes, a remarkably wide range of biological adaptations to diverse habitats has
evolved. As well as living in the conventional habitats of lakes, ponds, rivers, rock pools and …

Ecology of Shallow Lakes brings together current understanding of the mechanisms that
drive the diametrically opposite states of water clarity, shown by the cover paintings, found in …

A heuristic framework for understanding and predicting the distribution and categorical
abundance of species in stream communities is presented. The framework requires that …

Populations and communities of organisms are influenced by a host of abiotic and biotic
factors. Climate, nutrients, natural enemies (including parasites and pathogens), symbionts …

The dictionary definition of a law is:" Generalized formulation based on a series of events or
processes observed to recur regularly under certain conditions; a widely observable …

Stream fish assmemblage data for 34 sites in Wisconsin and Minnesota were obtained from
archived sources and were used in conjunction with long—term hydrological data to test the …

1. Are local ecological communities ever saturated with species? That is, do they ever reach
a point where species from the regional pool are unable to invade the local habitat because …

The use of species traits to characterize the functional composition of benthic invertebrate
communities has become well established in the ecological literature. This approach holds …