This review provides a detailed synthesis of the effects of glacier retreat and permafrost thaw
on stream ecosystems in the European Alps. As a working framework, we present a …

In alpine regions worldwide, climate change is dramatically altering ecosystems and
affecting biodiversity in many ways. For streams, receding alpine glaciers and snowfields …

Glaciers cover about 10% of the Earth's land area but they are retreating rapidly and many
will disappear within decades. Glacier retreat is a worldwide phenomenon increasing the …

Fossils of chironomid larvae (non‐biting midges) preserved in lake sediments are well‐
established palaeotemperature indicators which, with the aid of numerical chironomid …

1. Generalized additive models (GAMs) were used to predict macroinvertebrate taxonomic
richness and individual taxon diversity at the reach level across seven European glacier‐fed …

Arctic terrestrial ecosystems are generally considered to be species poor, fragile and often
isolated. Nonetheless, their intricate complexity, especially that of the invertebrate …

At high latitudes and altitudes, ice formation is a major variable affecting survival of
freshwater fauna and hence the abundance and composition of invertebrate communities …

The aim of this work was to highlight the main ecological predictors driving invertebrate
distribution in eight glacier-fed streams in the Southern Alps. Thirty-five sites belonging to …

An overview of the terrestrial and freshwater invertebrate fauna of the High Arctic
archipelago of Svalbard is presented. Sixty seven additional species to the previous …

Chironomid communities from three glacial and three non-glacial high mountain streams in
three Alpine river basins were analyzed (Conca, Niscli, Cornisello, NE Italy, 46° N, 10° E) …