We review progress in our understanding of the importance of waterbirds as dispersal
vectors of other organisms, and identify priorities for further research. Waterbirds are …

Until the 1990s, herbivory on aquatic vascular plants was considered to be of minor
importance, and the predominant view was that freshwater and marine macrophytes did not …

River networks are hierarchical dendritic habitats embedded within the terrestrial landscape,
with varying connectivity between sites depending on their positions along the network. This …

Lakes and ponds are scattered on Earth's surface as islands in the ocean. The organisms
inhabiting these ecosystems have thus developed strategies to pass the barrier represented …

Several lines of evidence suggest that the effects of invasive species may be greater in
aquatic freshwaters than in terrestrial ecosystems. We argue that freshwaters are …

Background Physa acuta is a globally invasive freshwater snail native to North America.
Prior studies have led to conflicting views of how P. acuta populations are connected and …

Freshwater ecosystems are linked at various spatial and temporal scales by movements of
biota adapted to life in water. We review the literature on movements of aquatic organisms …

Aim To review existing literature on the ability of waterbirds to spread aquatic alien and
invasive species, and to assess the relevance of bird‐mediated dispersal for the …

Being able to associate an organism with a scientific name is fundamental to our
understanding of its conservation status, ecology, and evolutionary history. Gastropods in …

Many regions across the globe are shifting to more arid climates. For shallow lakes,
decreasing rainfall volume and timing, changing regional wind patterns and increased …