Metacommunity organisation, spatial extent and dispersal in aquatic systems: patterns, processes and prospects

J Heino, AS Melo, T Siqueira, J Soininen… - Freshwater …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Metacommunity ecology addresses the situation where sets of local communities are
connected by the dispersal of a number of potentially interacting species. Aquatic systems …

Habitat connectivity in biodiversity conservation: A review of recent studies and applications

CA Correa Ayram, ME Mendoza… - Progress in …, 2016‏ - journals.sagepub.com
The study of landscape connectivity in conservation has increased considerably since the
early part of the 21st century. While the implications of landscape connectivity are self …

An index-based framework for assessing patterns and trends in river fragmentation and flow regulation by global dams at multiple scales

G Grill, B Lehner, AE Lumsdon… - Environmental …, 2015‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The global number of dam constructions has increased dramatically over the past six
decades and is forecast to continue to rise, particularly in less industrialized regions …

Diversity in riverine metacommunities: a network perspective

F Altermatt - Aquatic Ecology, 2013‏ - Springer
The influence of spatial processes on diversity and community dynamics is generally
recognized in ecology and also applied to conservation projects involving forest and …

Riverscape approaches in practice: Perspectives and applications

CE Torgersen, C Le Pichon, AH Fullerton… - Biological …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Landscape perspectives in riverine ecology have been undertaken increasingly in the last
30 years, leading aquatic ecologists to develop a diverse set of approaches for …

The evolutionary consequences of dams and other barriers for riverine fishes

LJ Zarri, EP Palkovacs, DM Post, NO Therkildsen… - …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Dams and other anthropogenic barriers have caused global ecological and hydrological
upheaval in the blink of the geological eye. In the present article, we synthesize 307 studies …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of changes in river network structure on hydrological connectivity of watersheds

Z **ngyuan, L Fawen, Z Yong - Ecological Indicators, 2023‏ - Elsevier
River network connectivity is a key factor affecting watershed ecosystems and an important
criterion for evaluating the health of river. The river network structure of the basin has …

Human effects on ecological connectivity in aquatic ecosystems: Integrating scientific approaches to support management and mitigation

DA Crook, WH Lowe, FW Allendorf, T Erős… - Science of the total …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Understanding the drivers and implications of anthropogenic disturbance of ecological
connectivity is a key concern for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem processes …

Fragmentation and dewatering transform Great Plains stream fish communities

JS Perkin, KB Gido, AR Cooper, TF Turner… - Ecological …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity in stream networks is threatened globally by interactions between habitat
fragmentation and altered hydrologic regimes. In the Great Plains of North America, stream …

Fragmentation alters stream fish community structure in dendritic ecological networks

JS Perkin, KB Gido - Ecological Applications, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Effects of fragmentation on the ecology of organisms occupying dendritic ecological
networks (DENs) have recently been described through both conceptual and mathematical …