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 …

Streams and rivers provide important services to humans, and therefore, their ecological
integrity should be a societal goal. Although ecological integrity encompasses structural and …

River ecosystems receive and process vast quantities of terrestrial organic carbon, the fate
of which depends strongly on microbial activity. Variation in and controls of processing rates …

Microbes play numerous roles in stream ecosystems. They carry out key processes in
stream nutrient cycles and are responsible for a large part of organic matter breakdown …

A major challenge in ecology is to link patterns and processes across different spatial and
temporal scales. Flood plains are ideal model ecosystems to study (i) the processes that …

Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) encompass fluvial ecosystems that
eventually stop flowing and run dry at some point in space and time. During the dry phase …

Aquatic hyphomycetes have adapted to running waters by their uncommon conidial shape,
which facilitates dispersal as well as adherence to plant substrata. However, they have been …

RivFunction is a pan-European initiative that started in 2002 and was aimed at establishing
a novel functional-based approach to assessing the ecological status of rivers. Litter …

Decomposition of plant matter is a key ecosystem process and considerable research has
examined plant litter decay processes in freshwater habitats. Fungi are common inhabitants …

River floodplains are composed of a shifting mosaic of aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Each
habitat type exhibits distinct environmental and ecological properties. Temperature is a key …