Abstract Aim Assessing long‐term (1992–2009) trends of littoral invertebrate and
phytoplankton metacommunities in boreal lakes with emphasis on separating the …

Beta diversity measures the spatial variation in species composition. Because it influences
several community attributes, studies are increasingly investigating its drivers. Spatial …

In this study we aimed at comparing invertebrate diversity of high altitude lakes and ponds
along hierarchical spatial scales. We compared local, among-site, and regional diversity of …

Climate change is expected to increase the magnitude and frequency of extreme climate
events. Accurate predictions of the effects of these events on communities and designing …

Studies on biodiversity patterns should optimally relate different scales of temporal
community variability to spatial variability. Although temporal biodiversity variability is often …

China's five largest freshwater lakes (Poyang, Dongting, Taihu, Hongze, and Chaohu) are
all located in lowland regions and differ greatly in lake morphology, hydrology, and water …

Simple Summary In this study, we explored the impact of saline–alkaline environments on
the diversity and functional traits of benthic organisms. In environments with varying levels of …

We examined the distribution of submerged and emergent macrophyte species and the
entire macrophyte community within and between five lake types (highland reservoirs, alkali …

Partition of beta diversity into components is a modern method that allows inferences about
the underlying processes driving metacommunities. Based on two alternative approaches …

While many efforts have been devoted to understand variations in food web structure among
terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, the environmental factors influencing food web structure …