Freshwater biodiversity: importance, threats, status and conservation challenges D Dudgeon, AH Arthington, MO Gessner, ZI Kawabata, DJ Knowler, ... Biological Reviews 81 (2), 163-182, 2006 | 8198 | 2006 |
Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity CJ Vörösmarty, PB McIntyre, MO Gessner, D Dudgeon, A Prusevich, ... Nature 467 (7315), 555-561, 2010 | 7632 | 2010 |
Diversity meets decomposition MO Gessner, CM Swan, CK Dang, BG McKie, RD Bardgett, DH Wall, ... Trends in Ecology & Evolution 25 (6), 372-380, 2010 | 1370 | 2010 |
Contribution of stream detrivores, fungi, and bacteria to leaf breakdown based on biomass estimates M Hieber, MO Gessner Ecology 83 (4), 1026-1038, 2002 | 832 | 2002 |
A perspective on leaf litter breakdown in streams MO Gessner, E Chauvet, M Dobson Oikos 85 (2), 377-384, 1999 | 805 | 1999 |
Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes IT Handa, R Aerts, F Berendse, MP Berg, A Bruder, O Butenschoen, ... Nature 509 (7499), 218-221, 2014 | 793 | 2014 |
Importance of stream microfungi in controlling breakdown rates of leaf litter MO Gessner, E Chauvet Ecology 75 (6), 1807-1817, 1994 | 749 | 1994 |
A case for using litter breakdown to assess functional stream integrity MO Gessner, E Chauvet Ecological Applications 12 (2), 498-510, 2002 | 722 | 2002 |
Continental-scale effects of nutrient pollution on stream ecosystem functioning G Woodward, MO Gessner, PS Giller, V Gulis, S Hladyz, A Lecerf, ... Science 336 (6087), 1438-1440, 2012 | 703 | 2012 |
Synthetic chemicals as agents of global change ES Bernhardt, EJ Rosi, MO Gessner Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15 (2), 84-90, 2017 | 635 | 2017 |
N:P ratios influence litter decomposition and colonization by fungi and bacteria in microcosms S Güsewell, MO Gessner Functional Ecology 23 (1), 211-219, 2009 | 570 | 2009 |
Ergosterol-to-biomass conversion factors for aquatic hyphomycetes MO Gessner, E Chauvet Applied and environmental microbiology 59 (2), 502-507, 1993 | 545 | 1993 |
Methods to study litter decomposition: a practical guide MAS Graça, F Bärlocher, MO Gessner, ( eds.) Springer Verlag, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2005 | 544* | 2005 |
Species diversity, functional diversity and ecosystem functioning DU Hooper, M Solan, A Symstad, S Díaz, MO Gessner, N Buchmann, ... In: M. Loreau, S. Naeem & P. Inchausti (eds.), Biodiversity and Ecosystem …, 2002 | 456 | 2002 |
The role of biodiversity in the functioning of freshwater and marine benthic ecosystems AP Covich, MC Austen, F Bärlocher, E Chauvet, BJ Cardinale, CL Biles, ... BioScience 54 (8), 767-775, 2004 | 455 | 2004 |
Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning: emerging issues and their experimental test in aquatic environments PS Giller, H Hillebrand, UG Berninger, MO Gessner, S Hawkins, ... Oikos 104 (3), 423-436, 2004 | 444 | 2004 |
Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems S Birk, D Chapman, L Carvalho, BM Spears, HE Andersen, C Argillier, ... Nature Ecology & Evolution 4, 1060-1068, 2020 | 438 | 2020 |
A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration L Boyero, RG Pearson, MO Gessner, LA Barmuta, V Ferreira, MAS Graça, ... Ecology Letters 14 (3), 289-294, 2011 | 372 | 2011 |
Food quality, feeding preferences, survival and growth of shredders from temperate and tropical streams MAS Graça, C Cressa, MO Gessner, MJ Feio, KA Callies, C Barrios Freshwater Biology 46 (7), 947-957, 2001 | 362 | 2001 |
Bacteria, fungi and the breakdown of leaf litter in a large river V Baldy, MO Gessner, E Chauvet Oikos 74 (1), 93-102, 1995 | 360 | 1995 |